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Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms

The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History

Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms( )
Author: Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko
ISBN:978-0-226-62091-6
Publication Date:Oct 2002
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $56.95
Book Description:

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 time-honored Japanese symbol of the cherry blossom to convince people that it was their honor to "die like beautiful falling cherry petals"...
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Book Details
Pages:428
Detailed Subjects: History / Military / Vehicles / Air
History / Wars & Conflicts / World War Ii / General
Biography & Autobiography / Military
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):1.52 x 2.35 x 0.26 cm
Book Weight:0.678 Kilograms



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