Japan''s Carnival War - Mass Culture on the Home Front, 1937-1945

This cultural history of the Japanese home front during the Asia-Pacific War challenges ideas of the period as one of deprivation and repression.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The reporter; 2. The munitions worker; 3. The soldier; 4. The movie star; 5. The youth aviator; Conclusion.

About the author

Benjamin Uchiyama is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Southern California.

Summary

This cultural history of the Japanese home front during the Asia-Pacific War challenges ideas of the period as one of unrelenting repression. Uchiyama demonstrates that 'carnival war' coexisted with the demands of total war to promote consumerist desire alongside sacrifice and fantasy alongside nightmare, helping mobilize the war effort.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Uchiyama, Benjamin (University of Southern Califor Uchiyama, Benjamin (University of Southern California) Uchiyama
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781107186743
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18674-3
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Asia / General, Asian History