{"product_id":"the-gait-as-political-choreography-political-school-ceremonies-for-the-consolidation-of-the-nation-state-in-germany-and-japan-1873-1945-hardcover","title":"The Gait as Political Choreography: Political School Ceremonies for the Consolidation of the Nation-State in Germany and Japan (1873-1945) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmi Kobayashi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the entangled relationship between marching and political ceremonies in schools for the consolidation of the nation-state in Germany and Japan in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Through addressing the relationship between the individual marching body, gymnastics classes in schools, and political ceremonies in public spaces, this book aims to crystalize the ways in which the authorities choreographed the ideal gait, transmitted it to students and deployed it in political ceremonies. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy analyzing archived sources written in German and Japanese, Ami Kobayashi investigates the transnational character of the marching ceremony and the knowledge transfers behind it. She explores the process of nation-state building primarily in terms of cultural performance, arguing that the collective upright gait was a form of political choreography orchestrated by political authorities and performed by youth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmi\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKobayashi, \u003c\/strong\u003e Institution for Educational Foundations, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, and Institution for Modern Japanese Studies, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45774645854405,"sku":"9783111428857","price":169.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/l74TAGMGP19783111428857.webp?v=1770524843","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-gait-as-political-choreography-political-school-ceremonies-for-the-consolidation-of-the-nation-state-in-germany-and-japan-1873-1945-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}