Pedagogy of Democracy
Feminism and the Cold War in the U.S. Occupation of Japan
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Temple University Press,U.S.
Published:15th Jun '08
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
A new look at democratization, women's rights, and the Cold War in post-World War II U.S.-occupied Japan
Re-interprets the US occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1952 as a problematic instance of Cold War feminist mobilization rather than a successful democratization of Japanese women as previously argued. This title focuses on the complex and contradictory implications of Western feminist interventions in Asia.A new look at democratization, women's rights, and the Cold War in Post- WWII US-Occupied Japan
"The postwar history of Japan is just beginning to be written, and Pedagogy of Democracyexamines a formative period---the U.S. Occupation, 1945-52. Koikari examines the Occupation as a raced, gendered, and classed endeavor in the larger context of the Cold War. Her fresh perspective makes this a significant book for those interested in Japanese women's history and Japanese history in general."
—Kathleen Uno, Associate Professor of History at Temple University, and author of Passages to Modernity: Motherhood, Childhood, and Social Reform in Early Twentieth Century Japan
ISBN: 9781592137008
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
Weight: unknown
240 pages