Transnational Nazism: Ideology and Culture in German-Japanese Relations, 1919-1936 (Publications of the 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. Cover Half-title Series information Title page Copyright information Dedication Contents Figures Acknowledgments Note on Languages Abbreviations Introduction German-Japanese Relations, 1914-1945 Part I Transnational Nazism in Japan 1 Germany in Newspapers Germany as Fine Print The Last Emperor Solidarity through the Air Warming to Hitler and Nazism Transnational Nazism in Newspapers 2 Germany in Lectures and Pamphlets Lectures and Pamphlets as Media and Sources Years of Acquaintance, 1919-1930 Years of Advocacy, 1930-1935 Years of Activism, 1935-1937 Transnational Nazism in Lectures and Pamphlets 3 Germany in Nonfiction Defining Postwar Germany Beyond the Postwar Shadow The Return of Politics Books for Hitler and Nazism Transnational Nazism in Nonfiction 4 Germany in Language Textbooks German the Difficult German the Useful German the Political Transnational Nazism in Language Textbooks Part II Transnational Nazism in Germany 5 Japan in Newspapers Japan as Fine Print Culture and Commerce From Manchuria to the Streets of Berlin Press Diplomacy Transnational Nazism in Newspapers 6 Japan in Films Films as Media and Sources Japan as Information Japan as Investigation Japan as Imagination Transnational Nazism in Films 7 Japan in Nonfiction Japan According to Missionaries Japan According to Scholars Japan According to Travelers Japan According to Partisans Transnational Nazism in Nonfiction 8 Japan in Voluntary Associations The Motorist The Chemist The Philosopher The Admiral The Exile Transnational Nazism in Voluntary Associations Conclusion Bibliography Archives and Libraries Newspapers Films Newsreels Documentaries Feature Films Pre-1945 Publications Post-1945 Publications Index This study of the 1930s German-Japanese alliance employs sources in both languages to reveal the role of mass media in shaping and promoting an ideology which, by creating a niche for Japan in the Nazi worldview, convinced German Nazis to identify with non-Aryans and non-Germans to become adherents of Hitler. The First English-language Study Of German-japanese Interwar Relations To Employ Sources In Both Languages.