{"product_id":"the-afterlife-of-toyotomi-hideyoshi-susan-westhafer-furukawa-9780674267923","title":"The Afterlife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Historical Fiction and Popular Culture in Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003ePopular representations of the past are everywhere in Japan, from cell phone charms to manga, from television dramas to video games to young people dressed as their favorite historical figures hanging out in the hip Harajuku district. But how does this mass consumption of the past affect the way consumers think about history and what it means to be Japanese? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy analyzing representations of the famous sixteenth-century samurai leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi in historical fiction based on \u003ci\u003eTaikōki\u003c\/i\u003e, the original biography of him, this book explores how and why Hideyoshi has had a continued and ever-changing presence in popular culture in twentieth- and twenty-first-century Japan. The multiple fictionalized histories of Hideyoshi published as serial novels and novellas before, during, and after World War II demonstrate how imaginative re-presentations of Japan's past have been used by various actors throughout the modern era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing close reading of several novels and short stories as well as the analysis of various other texts and paratextual materials, Susan Furukawa discovers a Hideyoshi who is always changing to meet the needs of the current era, and in the process expands our understanding of the powerful role that historical narratives play in Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Westhafer Furukawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674267923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674267923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Susan Westhafer Furukawa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491712823551,"sku":"9780674267923","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ddd8cfc-173a-4a21-bc57-99b835574b62.jpg?v=1699452798","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-afterlife-of-toyotomi-hideyoshi-susan-westhafer-furukawa-9780674267923","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}