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Han Heroes and Yamato Warriors (HB)
Synopsis:"Han Heroes and Yamato Warriors: Competing Masculinities in Chinese and Japanese War Cinema" by Amanda Weiss explores collective memory of WWII in East Asia through film. Weiss analyzes representations of male soldiers, political leaders, and patriarchal father figures in Chinese, Japanese, and American remembrance of the war, revealing challenges to each other's narratives. The book brings together a collection of Chinese and Japanese war films and produces new readings of popular war memory.
ISBN:9789888754274
Language:English
Author:Amanda Weiss
Author Biography:Amanda Weiss is assistant professor of Japanese at Georgia Institute of Technology.
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