The subversive girl and national discourse in pre-war Japan: Takeda Taijun's Kizoku no kaidan

Hartley, B (2008) The subversive girl and national discourse in pre-war Japan: Takeda Taijun's Kizoku no kaidan. Asian Studies Review, 33 (3). pp. 361-374. ISSN 1035-7823

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10357820802294198

Abstract

This article examines representations of the 26 February 1936 Incident in Japan as seen through the eyes of Himiko, the daughter of the fictional leader of the House of Peers. The text discussed is a 1959 medium length novel, entitled kizoku no Kaidan (The Staircase of the Aristocracy), by post-war novelist, Takeda Taijun (1912-1976). A feature of the text is its subversion of hegomonic interpretations of Japanese military masculinity.

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Deposited By:	Barbara Hartley
Deposited On:	16 Sep 2008 15:42
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