Treacherous Women of Imperial Japan: Patriarchal Fictions, Patricidal Fantasies Contributor(s): Bowen Raddeker, Helene (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415171121 ISBN-13: 9780415171120 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: Through examination of the careers and writings of two women convicted of conspiring to assassinate the Japanese emperor, this text offers insight into the women's interpretations of their lives and imminent deaths. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 97023328 |
Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies |
Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.4" W x 8.12" (1.17 lbs) 292 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Kanno Suga and Kaneko Fumika were both found guilty on different occasions in 1911 and 1926 of conspiring to assassinate the Japanese emperor. Kanno was executed and Kaneko hanged herself whilst in prison, but both women maintained their defiance of the state even in the face of death. |