Transnational Nazism
Ideology and Culture in German-Japanese Relations, 1919–1936

The first English-language study of German-Japanese interwar relations to employ sources in both languages.

Ricky W. Law (Author)

9781108474634, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 23 May 2019

358 pages, 21 b/w illus.
23.5 x 15.8 x 2.2 cm, 0.72 kg

'… this is an important and highly original contribution on the culture of interwar authoritarianism that deserves a wide readership.' Erik Grimmer-Solem, German Historical Institute

In 1936, Nazi Germany and militarist Japan built a partnership which culminated in the Tokyo-Berlin Axis. This study of interwar German-Japanese relations is the first to employ sources in both languages. Transnational Nazism was an ideological and cultural outlook that attracted non-Germans to become adherents of Hitler and National Socialism, and convinced German Nazis to identify with certain non-Aryans. Because of the distance between Germany and Japan, mass media was instrumental in shaping mutual perceptions and spreading transnational Nazism. This work surveys the two national media to examine the impact of transnational Nazism. When Hitler and the Nazi movement gained prominence, Japanese newspapers, lectures and pamphlets, nonfiction, and language textbooks transformed to promote the man and his party. Meanwhile, the ascendancy of Hitler and his regime created a niche for Japan in the Nazi worldview and Nazified newspapers, films, nonfiction, and voluntary associations.

Introduction
Part I. Transnational Nazism in Japan
1. Germany in newspapers
2. Germany in lectures and pamphlets
3. Germany in nonfiction
4. Germany in language textbooks
Part II. Transnational Nazism in Germany
5. Japan in newspapers
6. Japan in films
7. Japan in nonfiction
8. Japan in voluntary associations
Conclusion.

Subject Areas: Fascism & Nazism [JPFQ], Social & cultural history [HBTB], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], Asian history [HBJF], European history [HBJD]