Uneasy warriors : gender, memory, and popular culture in the Japanese Army / Sabine Frühstück.

Author
Frühstück, Sabine [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2007.
Description
xiii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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    Summary note
    The author draws on interviews, historical research, and analysis to describe the unusual case of a non-war making military. As the first scholar permitted to participate in basic SDF training, she offers a firsthand look at an army trained for combat that nevertheless serves nontraditional military needs.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-260) and index.
    Contents
    • On base
    • Postwar postwarrior heroism
    • Feminist militarists
    • Military manipulations of popular culture
    • Embattled memories, ersatz histories.
    ISBN
    • 9780520247949 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
    • 0520247949 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
    • 9780520247956 ((paper ; : alk. paper))
    • 0520247957 ((paper ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2007011432
    OCLC
    85690290
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