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The United States and Cultural Heritage Protection in Japan (1945-1952) / Nassrine Azimi.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Asian History ; 8Publisher: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource (202 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789048550104
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 952
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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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

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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