{"product_id":"kamikaze-cherry-blossoms-and-nationalisms-the-militarization-of-aesthetics-in-japanese-history-paperback","title":"Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmiko Ohnuki-Tierney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did almost one thousand highly educated \"student soldiers\" volunteer to serve in Japan's \u003ci\u003etokkotai\u003c\/i\u003e (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\" for the emperor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on diaries never before published in English, Ohnuki-Tierney describes these young men's agonies and even defiance against the imperial ideology. Passionately devoted to cosmopolitan intellectual traditions, the pilots saw the cherry blossom not in militaristic terms, but as a symbol of the painful beauty and unresolved ambiguities of their tragically brief lives. Using Japan as an example, the author breaks new ground in the understanding of symbolic communication, nationalism, and totalitarian ideologies and their execution.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did almost one thousand highly educated student soldiers volunteer to serve in Japan's \u003ci\u003etokkotai\u003c\/i\u003e (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 for the emperor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on diaries never before published in English, Ohnuki-Tierney describes these young men's agonies and even defiance against the imperial ideology. Passionately devoted to cosmopolitan intellectual traditions, the pilots saw the cherry blossom not in militaristic terms, but as a symbol of the painful beauty and unresolved ambiguities of their tragically brief lives. Using Japan as an example, the author breaks new ground in the understanding of symbolic communication, nationalism, and totalitarian ideologies and their execution.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmiko Ohnuki-Tierney\u003c\/b\u003e is the William F. Vilas Research Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the author of a number of books in English and Japanese, most recently \u003ci\u003eRice as Self: Japanese Identities through Time\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Monkey as Mirror: Symbolic Transformations in Japanese History and Ritual\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eIllness and Culture in Contemporary Japan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 428\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42039294787664,"sku":"9780226620916","price":68.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/UlBvbTk2SG8vcERWeGVTUW1TOFZ0dz09.webp?v=1771841447","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/kamikaze-cherry-blossoms-and-nationalisms-the-militarization-of-aesthetics-in-japanese-history-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}