Yasukuni, the war dead and the struggle for Japan's past / John Breen, editor.

Other author Breen, John, 1956-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxv, 202 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Yasukuni Jinja (Tokyo, Japan)
Shinto and politics.

Contents A Yasukuni genealogy / John Breen -- Stalemate: the Yasukuni Shrine problem in Sino-Japanese relations / Caroline Rose -- A religious perspective on the Yasukuni Shrine controversy / Kevin Doak -- China, Japan and the spell of Yasukuni / Wang Zhixin -- Plumbing the depths: the Yasukuni controversy in China / Seki Hei -- Legacies of empire: the Yasukuni Shrine controversy / Takahashi Tetsuya -- And why shouldn't the prime minister worship at Yasukuni? A personal view / Nitta Hitoshi -- Yasukuni and the loss of historical memory / John Breen -- Pledge fulfilled: Prime Minister Koizumi, Yasukuni and the Japanese media / Phillip Seaton.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 189-196) and index.
LCCN 2007044188
ISBN9780231700429 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231700423 (cloth : alk. paper)