Dissenting Japan : a history of Japanese radicalism and counterculture, from 1945 to Fukushima / William Andrews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andrews, William (Writer on Japanese culture), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protest movements--Japan--History.

Protest movements.

Counterculture--Japan--History.

Counterculture.

Japan--Social conditions--1945-.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : Hurst & Company, 2016.

Summary:

Conformist, mute and malleable? Andrews tackles head-on this absurd caricature of Japanese society in his fascinating history of its militant sub-cultures, radical societies and well-established traditions of dissent. This is the first comprehensive history in English of political radicalism and counterculture in Japan, as well as the artistic developments during this turbulent time.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acnowledgements

Acronyms

Major Figures

Chart of Main Japanese New Left Factions

Glossary

Chronology

Introduction: Defying the Cult of Tranquillity

1. Enduring the Unendurable

2. Voices of the Voiceless

3. The Clown's Coup

4. 1968 and All That

5. An Angry Elephant

6. A Hijacking and a Siege

7. The Strange Death of the Japanese New Left

8. Sanrizuka

9. The Wolf, the Scorpion and the Fangs

10. The Other Export

11. We'll Be All Right If We Don't Dream

12. Armageddon in Tokyo

13. The New God

14. Fukushima

Conclusion: Some Leitmotifs

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-84904-919-X

1-84904-918-1

OCLC:

991596084