| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 268 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome. |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction --1 Laying the groundwork for the Japanese avant-garde propagandists -- 2 Literature in service of the state -- 3 Surrealism in service of the state -- 4 The lure of artistic vision and commercial prerogative -- 5 Reflections of labour and the construction of the new state -- 6 The Manchukuo publicity and news bureau's war of words and images -- 7 The legitimization of a multi-ethnic literary culture in Manchukuo -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
"In the 1930s and '40s, Japanese political architects of the Manchukuo project in occupied northeast China realized the importance of using various cultural media to promote a modernization program in the region, as well as its expansion into other parts of Asia. Ironically, the writers and artists chosen to spread this imperialist message had left-wing political roots in Japan, where their work strongly favoured modernist, even avant-garde, styles of expression. In Glorify the Empire, Annika Culver explores how these once anti-imperialist intellectuals produced modernist works celebrating the modernity of a fascist state and reflecting a complicated picture of complicity with, and ambivalence towards, Japan's utopian project. During the war, literary and artistic representations of Manchuria accelerated, and the Japanese-led culture in Manchukuo served as a template for occupied areas in Southeast Asia. A groundbreaking work, Glorify the Empire magnifies the intersection between politics and art in a rarely examined period in Japanese history."--Publisher's website. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Propaganda, Japanese -- China -- Manchuria -- History -- 20th century.
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Propaganda, Japanese. |
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China -- Manchuria. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Arts -- Political aspects -- China -- Manchuria -- History -- 20th century.
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Arts -- Political aspects. |
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Avant-garde (Aesthetics) -- Political aspects -- China -- Manchuria -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Manchuria -- Propaganda.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Manchuria -- Art and the war.
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Artists -- Japan -- History -- 20th century.
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Japan. |
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Propaganda in art.
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Propaganda in art. |
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Artists. |
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War II. |
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Propaganda. |
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World War (1939-1945) |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Art.
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History.
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Art.
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| Other Form: |
Print version 9780774824361 |
| ISBN |
9780774824385 (e-book) |
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0774824387 |
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9780774824385 |
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0774824360 |
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9780774824361 |
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9780774824361 |
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9780774824392 |
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0774824395 |
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1283992558 (e-book) |
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9781283992558 (e-book) |
| Standard No. |
99953605343 |
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