This work explores representations and voices of the yakeato sedai, that generation of Japanese that experienced the American fire-bombings of cities during World War II in their youth, in
Japanese society and culture. Editors Rosenbaum (PhD, Japanese literature, U. of Sydney, Australia) and Claremont (Japanese studies, U. of Sydney) present 14 chapters that are organized into
sections examining the ideologies and social discourses leading up to and significantly influencing the yakeato generation; the structure, psychology, and historical significance of the
discourse directly produced by the yakeato generation; and the inheritance and legacy of the yakeato generation for contemporary Japanese culture and society. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc.,
Portland, OR (booknews.com)
