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In his pioneering study, Men in Metal, Sven Saaler examines Japanese public statuary as a central site of historical memory from its beginnings in the Meiji period through the twenty-first century. Saaler shows how the elites of the modern Japanese nation-state went about constructing an iconography...
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oapen-20.500.12657-884092024-03-28T14:02:55Z Men in Metal Saaler, Sven Public Bronze Statuary Modern Japan Japanese public statuary public statuary Meiji politics of memory thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AF The Arts: art forms::AFK Non-graphic and electronic art forms::AFKB Sculpture In his pioneering study, Men in Metal, Sven Saaler examines Japanese public statuary as a central site of historical memory from its beginnings in the Meiji period through the twenty-first century. Saaler shows how the elites of the modern Japanese nation-state went about constructing an iconography of national heroes to serve their agenda of instilling national (and nationalist) thinking into the masses. Based on a wide range of hitherto untapped primary sources, Saaler combines data-driven quantitative analysis and in-depth case studies to identify the categories and historical figures that dominated public space. Men in Metal also explores the agents behind this visualized form of the politics of memory and introduces historiographical controversies surrounding statue-building in modern Japan. 2024-03-13T16:03:23Z 2024-03-13T16:03:23Z 2020 book ONIX_20240313_9789004441514_7 9789004441514 9789004414433 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/88409 eng application/pdf n/a 9789004441514.pdf https://brill.com/display/title/39541 Brill 10.1163/9789004441514 10.1163/9789004441514 af16fd4b-42a1-46ed-82e8-c5e880252026 9789004441514 9789004414433 open access |
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In his pioneering study, Men in Metal, Sven Saaler examines Japanese public statuary as a central site of historical memory from its beginnings in the Meiji period through the twenty-first century. Saaler shows how the elites of the modern Japanese nation-state went about constructing an iconography of national heroes to serve their agenda of instilling national (and nationalist) thinking into the masses. Based on a wide range of hitherto untapped primary sources, Saaler combines data-driven quantitative analysis and in-depth case studies to identify the categories and historical figures that dominated public space. Men in Metal also explores the agents behind this visualized form of the politics of memory and introduces historiographical controversies surrounding statue-building in modern Japan. |
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