Modernism and Japanese Culture

1. Introduction: Modernity and Modernism in a Japanese Context
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Part I. Constructing ‘Modernity’ and ‘Tradition’: Modernism and Anti-Modernism in Meiji Japan, 1868–1912

2. Constructing Meiji Modernity
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3. The Anti-Modernist Backlash: Constructing Meiji Tradition
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4. The Novel as Modernist Medium: Modernity and Anti-Modernity in Meiji Fiction
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Part II. High Modernism and the Fascist Backlash, 1912–1945

5. High Modernism and the Fascist Backlash, 1912–1945
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Part III. The Rival Modernisms of Postwar Japan, 1945–1970

6. The Rival Modernisms of Postwar Japan, 1945–1970
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Part IV. Empty and Marvellous: Japan in The ‘Postmodern Age’, 1970–2010

7. Empty and Marvellous: Japan in the ‘Postmodern Age’, 1970–2010
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Keywords: History, Asian History, Cultural History, Postcolonial/World Literature, Social History, Twentieth-Century Literature, Modern History