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

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

by EOhnuki-Tierney (Author)

Synopsis

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