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Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms : The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History
Kamikaze Cherry Blossoms and Nationalisms The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History
Author: Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
Why did almost one thousand highly educated "student soldiers" volunteer to serve in Japan's tokkotai (kamikaze) operations near the end of World War II, even though Japan was losing the war? In this fascinating study of the role of symbolism and aesthetics in totalitarian ideology, Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney shows how the state manipulated the...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226620916
ISBN-10: 0226620913
Publication Date: 10/1/2002
Pages: 428
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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