Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms

Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko

The University of Chicago Press, 2002

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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.

ISBN-13
9780226620916
ISBN-10
0226620913
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Year
2002
Publication date
2002-10-01
Pages
428
Dimensions
226x150x25
Weight
582