The thought war : Japanese imperial propaganda / Barak Kushner.

Collection type	Library
Author	Kushner, Barak, 1968-;
Call Number	940.5488752 K97t
Document type	Monograph
Year	c2006.
Pagination	ix, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher	University of Hawai`i Press,
Note	Includes bibliographical references and index. "The Thought War is the first book in English to examine the full extent of Japan's wartime propaganda. Based on a wide range of archival material and sources in Japanese, Chinese, and English, it explores the propaganda programs of the Japanese government from 1931 to 1945, demonstrating the true scope of imperial propaganda and its pervasive influence, an influence that is still felt today. Contrary to popular postwar rhetoric, it was not emperor worship or military authoritarianism that led an entire n ation to war. Rather, it was the creation of a powerful image of Japan as the leader of modern Asia and the belief that the Japanese could and would guide Asia to a new, glorious period of reform that appealed to imperial subjects. Kushner analyzes the ro le of the police and military in defining socially acceptable belief and behavior by using their influence to root out malcontents. His research is the first of its kind to treat propaganda as a profession in wartime Japan.The Thought War will be important for not only students of Japanese history and culture but also those interested in comparative studies of World War II and the increasingly popular propaganda studies of the United States, Nazi Germany, Stalin's Russia, and the United Kingdom."--BOOK JACKET.
Place made	Honolulu :

Abstract

Master propagandists and their craft -- Defining the limits of society -- Advertising as propaganda -- A funny thing happened to me on the way to the front -- The Japanese propaganda struggle on the Chinese mainland -- Preparing for defeat.