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Japan on Display
Sixty years on from the end of the Pacifi c War,
Japan on Display
examines
representations of the Meiji Emperor, Mutsuhito (1852–1912), and his grandson
the Shôwa Emperor, Hirohito, who was regarded as a symbol of the nation, in both
war and peacetime. Much of this representation was aided by the phenomenon of
photography.
The introduction and development of photography in the nineteenth century
coincided with the need to make Hirohito’s grandfather, the young Meiji Emperor,
more visible. It was important to show the world that Japan was a civilised nation,
worthy of international respect. Photobooks and albums became a popular format
for presenting seemingly objective images of the monarch, reminding the Japanese
of their proximity to the emperor, and the imperial family. In the twentieth century,
these ‘national albums’ provided a visual record of wars fought in the name of
the emperor, while also documenting the reconstruction of Tokyo, scientifi c
expeditions, and imperial tours. Collectively, they create a visual narrative of the
nation, one in which Emperor Hirohito (1901–89) and science and technology
were prominent.
Drawing on archival documents, photographs, and sources in both Japanese
and English, this book throws new light on the history of twentieth-century Japan
and the central role of Hirohito. With Japan’s defeat in the Pacifi c War, the emperor
was transformed from wartime leader to peace-loving scientist.
Japan on Display
seeks to understand this reinvention of a more ‘human’ emperor and the role that
photography played in the process.
Morris Low
is Professor of East Asian Sciences and Technology at Johns Hop-
kins University. His previous publications include
Science, Technology and So-
ciety in Contemporary Japan
(1999);
Science, Technology and R&D in Japan
(2001);
Asian Masculinities
(2003);
Building a Modern Japan
(2005); and
Sci-
ence and the Building of a New Japan
(2005).
Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) East
Asia Series
Edited by Tessa Morris-Suzuki and Morris Low
Editorial Board: Professor Geremie Barmé (Australian National University),
Professor Colin Mackerras (Griffi th University), Professor Vera Mackie
(University of Melbourne) and Associate Professor Sonia Ryang (Johns Hopkins
University).
This series represents a showcase for the latest cutting-edge research in the fi eld
of East Asian studies, from both established scholars and rising academics. It
will include studies from every part of the East Asian region (including China,
Japan, North and South Korea and Taiwan) as well as comparative studies dealing
with more than one country. Topics covered may be contemporary or historical,
and relate to any of the humanities or social sciences. The series is an invaluable
source of information and challenging perspectives for advanced students and
researchers alike.
Routledge
is pleased to invite proposals for new books in the series. In the fi rst
instance, any interested authors should contact:
Professor Tessa Morris-Suzuki
Division of Pacifi c and Asian History
Research School of Pacifi c and Asian Studies
Australian National University
Canberra, ACT0200 Australia
Professor Morris Low
Department of the History of Science and Technology
Johns Hopkins University
3505 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) East Asia Series
1 Gender in Japan
Power and public policy
Vera Mackie
2 The Chaebol and Labour in Korea
The development of management strategy in Hyundai
Seung-Ho Kwon and Michael O’Donnell
3 Rethinking Identity in Modern Japan
Nationalism as aesthetics
Yumiko Iida
4 The Manchurian Crisis and Japanese Society, 1931–33
Sandra Wilson
5 Korea’s Development Under Park Chung Hee
Rapid industrialization, 1961–79
Kim Hyung-A
6 Japan and National Anthropology
A critique
Sonia Ryang
7 Homoerotic Sensibilities in Late Imperial China
Wu Cuncun
8 Postmodern, Feminist and Postcolonial Currents in Contemporary
Japanese Culture
A reading of Murakami Haruki, Yoshimoto Banana, Yoshimoto Takaaki and
Karatani Kôjin
Murakami Fuminobu
9 Japan on Display
Photography and the emperor
Morris Low
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