Diva Nation: Female Icons from Japanese Cultural History

by Laura Miller and Rebecca Copeland

Book Overview

Diva Nation explores the constructed nature of female iconicity in Japan. From ancient goddesses and queens to modern singers and writers, this edited volume critically reconsiders the female icon, tracing how she has been offered up for emulation, debate or censure. The research in this book culminates from curiosity over the insistent presence of Japanese female figures who have refused to sit quietly on the sidelines of history. The contributors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520297733
• ISBN13: 9780520297739
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"