- Nambara Shigeru
War and Conscience in Japan
Nambara Shigeru and the Asia-Pacific War
Engels |
Hardback / gebonden |
9780742568136 |
2010 |
230 Pagina's
Provide[s] a unique lens through which readers can view Nambara’s intellectual resistance to the totalitarian state and his anguish over the war. The introduction offers . . . rich historical context for the selected works before, during and after World War II. . . . The editor’s diligence and talent has produced a set of primary sources in English for understanding Nambara Shigeru's political thought and conveying the genuine and nuanced voice of an intellectual in wartime Japan. It is a valuable book and should serve as a reference for researchers who are interested in the intellectual and political history of modern Japan. . . . Nambara’s poems in Japanese and Minear’s lucid and elegant translations will be welcomed by students of Japanese literature.