Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History

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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.

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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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 428
Publisher: Chicago University Press
Published: 12 Nov 2002
ISBN 10: 0226620913
ISBN 13: 9780226620916

Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History

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