Why is education potentially subversive? How does ethnocentrism
facilitate an oppressive status quo? Who actually benefits from
war? Questions such as these were integral to the work of writer
Kuroshima Denji (1898-1943), one of modern Japan's most dedicated
antimilitarist intellectuals. He was wholeheartedly committed to
fundamental change and produced numerous literary works expressing
his passionate opposition to armed force as an instrument of
imperialism. His only full-length novel, superbly translated here
as Militarized Streets, was censored by both Japan's imperial
government and the U.S. occupation authorities. Best known for his
""Siberian stories"" of the late 1920s - vivid descriptions of
agonies suffered by Japanese soldiers and Russian civilians during
Japan's invasion of the newly emerged Soviet Union - Kuroshima also
wrote powerful narratives dealing with the hardships, struggles,
and rare triumphs of Japanese peasants. The present volume
comprises much of Kuroshima's most highly acclaimed work for the
first time in English.
General
Imprint: |
University of Hawaii Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2005 |
First published: |
2005 |
Authors: |
Kuroshima Denji
|
Translators: |
Zeljko Cipris
|
Dimensions: |
222 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
280 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8248-2926-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-8248-2926-3 |
Barcode: |
9780824829261 |
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