{"product_id":"japanese-perceptions-of-papua-new-guinea","title":"Japanese Perceptions of Papua New Guinea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJapanese Perceptions of Papua New Guinea\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the interactions between two ostensibly opposing worlds: war and travel. While soldiers deployed to Eastern New Guinea during the Second World War recalled first-hand their experience of war, post-war tourists visited battle-sites, met locals, and drew their own conclusions about the Pacific island from the Japanese media. This book, in bringing travel and war closer together through a comparative analysis of veterans’ memoirs and the records of postwar travelers, explores how individuals consume, create, and recreate war histories. As a result, Ryota Nishino reveals the extent to which the memory of defeat - for both soldiers and civilians alike - influenced the Japanese perceptions of Papua New Guinea and shaped future relations between the countries. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslating a diverse range of Japanese primary and archival sources, this book provides the first English-language analysis of the social and political impact of Japanese interpretations of the PNG campaign and its aftermath. As such, \u003ci\u003eJapanese Perceptions of Papua New Guinea: War, Travel and the Reimagining of History\u003c\/i\u003e is an important text for anyone seeking a sophisticated understanding of war, nationalism, and memory culture in Japan and the Pacific Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226241126744,"sku":"9781350369269","price":38.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350369269_88193d7d-5f02-424d-86a6-83bb36823ee9.jpg?v=1770278440","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/japanese-perceptions-of-papua-new-guinea","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}