Writing war soldiers record the Japanese Empire /
Moore, Aaron William, 1977-
Writing war soldiers record the Japanese Empire / Aaron William Moore. - first edition. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm.)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: World War, diary writing, and the self -- Talk about heroes: military diaries in the modern world -- Self-mobilization and the discipline of the battlefield: the battle for Shanghai and northern China -- Assembling the "new order": reconstitution of self through diary writing -- The unbearable likeness of being: the transnational phenomenon of self-discipline during the Pacific War -- The physics of writing war: recording the destruction of the Japanese Empire -- The consequences of self-discipline: postwar historical memory and veterans' narratives -- Conclusion: the peril of self-discipline.
9780674075399
World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area--Diaries.
World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Diaries.
World War, 1939-1945--China--Diaries.
Soldiers' writings, American--History and criticism.
Soldiers' writings, Chinese--History and criticism.
Soldiers' writings, Japanese--History and criticism.
Electronic Books.
D767 / .W758 2013
Writing war soldiers record the Japanese Empire / Aaron William Moore. - first edition. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm.)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: World War, diary writing, and the self -- Talk about heroes: military diaries in the modern world -- Self-mobilization and the discipline of the battlefield: the battle for Shanghai and northern China -- Assembling the "new order": reconstitution of self through diary writing -- The unbearable likeness of being: the transnational phenomenon of self-discipline during the Pacific War -- The physics of writing war: recording the destruction of the Japanese Empire -- The consequences of self-discipline: postwar historical memory and veterans' narratives -- Conclusion: the peril of self-discipline.
9780674075399
World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area--Diaries.
World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Diaries.
World War, 1939-1945--China--Diaries.
Soldiers' writings, American--History and criticism.
Soldiers' writings, Chinese--History and criticism.
Soldiers' writings, Japanese--History and criticism.
Electronic Books.
D767 / .W758 2013