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| Writing Mothers' History——The National Historiography Movement and the Practice of Women's History in Post-WWII Japan |
| Yang Li |
| (School of Japanese Studies， Shanghai International Studies University， Shanghai 200083) |
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Abstract After World War II， a left-wing intellectual trend rose in Japan， of which Marxism was particularly prominent. An example of the Marxist influence on historical writing was the National Historiography Movement led by the Marxist historian Ishimoda Shō. This movement advocated that intellectuals assist the people by writing the history of the workers， peasants， and other people， in hopes of reconstructing the subjectivity of Japanese history. The writing of women's history was an important part of the National Historiography Movement， of which the writing of “mothers' history” was the core. Through the historiographical practice of writing mothers' history， the National Historiography Movement helped the development of modern Japanese historiography to expand in various aspects， such as acquiring new perspectives， improving its methodology， and exploring different sources.
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Received: 17 July 2024
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2024, Vol. 63 
