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Why did almost 1000 highly educated "student soldiers" volunteer to serve in Japan's kamikaze operations at the end of World War II, even though Japan was losing the war? This study of the role of the state in pushing imperial ideology shows the power of symbolic communication.

Kamikaze Cherry Blossoms and Nationalisms

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    A Paperback / softback by Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 01/10/2002
      ISBN13: 9780226620916, 978-0226620916
      ISBN10: 0226620913
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      Modern warfare Second World War

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Why did almost 1000 highly educated "student soldiers" volunteer to serve in Japan's kamikaze operations at the end of World War II, even though Japan was losing the war? This study of the role of the state in pushing imperial ideology shows the power of symbolic communication.

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