In the 1930s and '40s, Japanese rulers in Manchukuo enlisted writers and artists to promote imperial Japan's modernization program. Ironically, the cultural producers chosen to spread the imperialist message were previously left-wing politically. In Glorify the Empire, Annika A. Culver explores how these once anti-imperialist intellectuals produced avant-garde works celebrating the modernity of a fascist state and reflecting a complicated picture of complicity with, and ambivalence toward, Japan's utopian project. A groundbreaking work, this book magnifies the intersection between politics and art in a rarely examined period of Japanese history.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
ISBN-13
9780774824378
eBay Product ID (ePID)
183705993
Product Key Features
Author
Annika A. Culver
Publication Name
Glorify the Empire: Japanese Avantgarde Propaganda in Manchukuo
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government, History
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
284 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
420g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Annika A. Culver
Country/Region of Manufacture
Canada
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