Emily S. Rosenberg traces how December 7, 1941 has been remembered, repurposed and debated across U.S. culture. Rather than offering a single meaning, she shows how Pearl Harbor functions as a flexible symbol in film, public ritual, politics and diplomatic memory.

Rosenberg follows Pearl Harbor’s rise as a national frame — from mid‑century arguments about preparedness to the revival of interest around the attack’s fiftieth anniversary, and the ways cinema, advocacy campaigns, and historical debates reshaped public understanding.

The book maps the intersection of commemoration, media spectacle and political mobilization, and considers how Pearl Harbor has been used to interpret later crises such as September 11. It will interest readers of cultural history, memory studies and U.S.–Japan relations.

• Cultural history of Pearl Harbor
• Memory and commemoration
• Film, politics and public ritual
• U.S.–Japan historical framing

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