TY  - BOOK
AU  - Azimi,Nassrine
TI  - The United States and Cultural Heritage Protection in Japan (1945-1952)
T2  - Asian History
SN  - 9789048550104
U1  - 952 
PY  - 2019///]
CY  - Amsterdam : 
PB  - Amsterdam University Press, 
KW  - Cultural property
KW  - Protection
KW  - Japan
KW  - Reconstruction (1939-1951)
KW  - Asian Studies
KW  - Contemporary History
KW  - East Asia and North East Asia
KW  - Heritage Studies
KW  - History
KW  - International Relations
KW  - ART / History / Contemporary (1945-)
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Cultural Heritage Protection
KW  - SCAP/Military Occupation
KW  - The Pacific War
N1  - Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Foreword --; Preface --; Introduction --; I. Japan's culture and cultural institutions before the war --; II. Prerequisites for occupation --; III. 'Understanding Japan' --; IV. The shape of an occupation --; V. The arts and monuments division --; VI. Conclusions --; Illustrations --; References --; Index; restricted access
N2  - One of the untold stories of the American military occupation of Japan, from 1945 to 1952, is that of efforts by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Power's (SCAP) Arts and Monuments Division for the preservation of Japan's cultural heritage. While the role of Allies after WWII in salvaging the cultural heritage of Europe has recently become better known, not much is written of the extraordinary vision, planning and endeavors by the curators and art specialists embedded in the US military and later based in Tokyo, and their peers and political masters back in Washington D.C. - all of whom ensured that defeated Japan's cultural heritage was protected in the chaos and misery of post-war years
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048550104?locatt=mode:legacy
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789048550104
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9789048550104/original
ER  -