ISBN:
9780674043565
,
0674043561
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (397 p.)
,
ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version America's geisha ally
DDC:
303.4827305209045
Keywords:
Public opinion United States
;
National characteristics, Japanese
;
Public opinion
;
National characteristics, Japanese
;
Public opinion
;
Public opinion, American
;
International relations
;
Buitenlandse betrekkingen
;
Publieke opinie
;
Beeldvorming
;
Nationale kenmerken
;
Sekseverschillen
;
Rassenverhoudingen
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Globalization
;
Civilization
;
National characteristics, Japanese
;
Public opinion
;
United States Relations
;
Japan
;
Japan Relations
;
United States
;
Japan Foreign public opinion, American
;
Japan Civilization
;
1945-
;
Verenigde Staten
;
Japan
;
Japan
;
United States
;
Japan Civilization 1945-
;
Japan Foreign public opinion, American
;
Japan Relations
;
United States Relations
;
Japan Foreign public opinion, American
;
Japan Relations
;
United States Relations
;
Japan Civilization 1945-
;
Japan
;
United States
;
Verenigde Staten
;
Japan
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
"But how was the American public made to accept an alliance with Japan so soon after the "Japs" had been demonized as subhuman, bucktoothed apes with Coke-bottle glasses? In this revelatory work, Naoko Shibusawa charts the remarkable reversal from hated enemy to valuable ally that occurred in the two decades after the war. While General MacArthur's Occupation Forces pursued our nation's strategic goals in Japan, liberal American politicians, journalists, and filmmakers pursued an equally essential, though long-unrecognized, goal: the dissemination of a new and palatable image of the Japanese among the American public."
Abstract:
"With extensive research, from Occupation memoirs to military records, from court documents to Hollywood films, and from charity initiatives to newspaper and magazine articles, Shibusawa demonstrates how the evil enemy was rendered as a feminized, submissive nation, as an immature youth that needed America's benevolent hand to guide it toward democracy. Interestingly, Shibusawa reveals how this obsession with race, gender, and maturity reflected America's own anxieties about race relations and equity between the sexes in the postwar world. America's Geisha Ally is an exploration of how belligerents reconcile themselves in the wake of war, but also offers insight into how a new superpower adjusts to its role as the world's preeminent force."--Jacket
Abstract:
"During World War II, Japan was vilified by America as our hated enemy in the East. Though we distinguished "good Germans" from the Nazis, we condemned all Japanese indiscriminately as fanatics and savages. As the Cold War heated up, however, the U.S. government decided to make Japan its bulwark against communism in Asia."
Abstract:
Women and children first -- "Like a boy of twelve" -- Sunday at Hirohito's -- A transpacific treason trial -- A kamikaze goes to college -- Channeling atomic guilt -- Hollywood's Japan -- Epilogue: rising sun redux.
Description / Table of Contents:
Women and children first"Like a boy of twelve" -- Sunday at Hirohito's -- A transpacific treason trial -- A kamikaze goes to college -- Channeling atomic guilt -- Hollywood's Japan -- Epilogue: rising sun redux.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-374) and index. - Description based on print version record
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