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"Kamikaze" syndromehow fake history crushes democracy and ignites war /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	"Kamikaze" syndromeby Yoshikazu Mikami.
Reminder of title:	how fake history crushes democracy and ignites war /
Author:	Mikami, Yoshikazu.
Published:	Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :2025.
Description:	ix, 60 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Disinformation.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-2192-0
ISBN:	9789819521920$q(electronic bk.)

"Kamikaze" syndromehow fake history crushes democracy and ignites war /
Mikami, Yoshikazu.

"Kamikaze" syndromehow fake history crushes democracy and ignites war /[electronic resource] :by Yoshikazu Mikami. - Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :2025. - ix, 60 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - SpringerBriefs in political science,2191-5474. - SpringerBriefs in political science..

Fake History and Memory Politics -- Putin's Russia -- Xi's China -- Tatmadaw's Myanmar -- Trump's America -- Memory Politics Unleashed.

The world was shocked when Putin's Russia invaded Ukraine: how could a war break out in Central Europe in the 21st century? But it happened. Why? One key to understanding this atrocity lies in Putin's twisted vision of Russian history, a past that glorifies his motherland. Such examples of the glorification and misuse of history can be seen elsewhere, but most clearly in Japan during World War II, when suicide attacks were called "Kamikaze". In reality, the term "Kamikaze" refers to events some 700 years ago when Mongol fleets attempting to invade Japan were blown away by a miraculous typhoon. This historical event profoundly shaped Japan, leading to the naming of suicide missions during World War II as "Kamikaze" in a desperate attempt to turn the tide of the war in Imperial Japan's favor.The selective misuse of history for political gain by autocratic governments, also known as the "Kamikaze" Syndrome, can also be observed in countries such as China, Myanmar and in President Trump's America. His political slogan "Make America Great Again" or MAGA, resonates an idealized and conservative version of a nostalgic past, which shares some similar traits with the memory politics of China and Russia. "Kamikaze Syndrome: How Fake History Crushes Democracy and Ignites War" examines Russia, China, Myanmar, and America as comparative case studies of the "Kamikaze" Syndrome and memory politics and explains why this syndrome has the power to destroy democracy and ignite wars. It is an essential reading to understand today's turbulent world, where the superpowers like Russia, China and America pursue the rejuvenation of their past greatness and, if necessary, would use military force and violence to achieve their goals.

ISBN: 9789819521920$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-981-95-2192-0doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

860237
Disinformation.

LC Class. No.: HM1231

Dewey Class. No.: 303.375

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