Women and Democracy in Cold War Japan

by Jan Bardsley

Book Overview

Women and Democracy in Cold War Japan offers a fresh perspective on gender politics by focusing on the Japanese housewife of the 1950s as a controversial representation of democracy, leisure, and domesticity. Examining the shifting personae of the housewife, especially in the appealing texts of women's magazines, reveals the diverse possibilities of postwar democracy as they were embedded in media directed toward Japanese women. Each chapter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474269273
• ISBN13: 9781474269278
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"