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Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History
Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History
Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
Why did almost 1000 highly educated "student soldiers" volunteer to serve in Japan's kamikaze operations at the end of World War II, even though Japan was losing the war? This study of the role of the state in pushing imperial ideology shows the power of symbolic communication.
376 pages, 10 halftones
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 1, 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780226620916 |
Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 428 |
Dimensions | 150 × 226 × 25 mm · 582 g |
Language | English |
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