America's geisha ally : reimagining the Japanese enemy / Naoko Shibusawa.
America's geisha ally : reimagining the Japanese enemy / Naoko Shibusawa.
America's geisha ally : reimagining the Japanese enemy / Naoko Shibusawa.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
Call Numbers
N303.48273/ 13
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Language
English
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Physical content
397 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1
Women and children first --
2
"Like a boy of twelve" --
3
Sunday at Hirohito's --
4
A transpacific treason trial --
5
A Kamikaze goes to college --
6
Channeling atomic guilt --
7
Hollywood's Japan --
Epilogue : rising sun redux.
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2006.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"During World War II, Japan was vilified by America as our hated enemy in the East. Though we distinguished "good Germans" from the Nazis, we condemned all Japanese indiscriminately as fanatics and savages. As the Cold War heated up, however, the U.S. government decided to make Japan its bulwark against communism in Asia." "But how was the American...
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America's geisha ally : reimagining the Japanese enemy / Naoko Shibusawa.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N303.48273/ 13
Record Identifier
74VKJ7pzQVNb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJ7pzQVNb
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ISBN
9780674023482 (alk. paper)
067402348X (alk. paper)
DDC
303.4827305209045
MMS ID
991022147599702626
