Kabuki's forgotten war : 1931-1945 / James R. Brandon.

Author/creator Brandon, James R.
Format Book
Publication InfoHonolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxiii, 465 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Kabuki--History. --20th century.
War and theater--Japan. --History. --20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Theater and the war.

Contents Kabuki's foreign adventure: 1931-1939 -- Prelude to war -- Kabuki and the Manchurian and Shanghai incidents: 1931-1934 -- Kabuki and the Marco Polo Bridge incident: 1937-1938 -- The darkening storm: 1939 -- Fruits of victory: 1940-1942 -- Kabuki and 2,600 years of imperial rule: 1940 -- Confrontation with America and Britain: 1941 -- Japan and kabuki at the zenith: 1942 -- Defeat and survival: 1943-1945 -- Kabuki and Japan's "decisive battle": 1943 -- Kabuki is a luxury: 1944 -- The agony ends: 1945 -- War plays in kabuki, a retrospection: August 1945 -- Kabuki outlasts the occupation: 1945-1947 -- Inventing classic kabuki: 1945-1947.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [417]-438) and indexes.
LCCN 2008028328
ISBN9780824832001 (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN0824832000 (hard cover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PN2924.5.K3 B65 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold