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The subversive girl and national discourse in pre-war Japan: Takeda Taijun's Kizoku no kaidan
This article examines representations of the 26 February 1936 Incident in Japan as seen through the eyes of Himiko, the daughter of the fictional leader of the House of Peers. The text discussed is a 1959 medium length novel, entitled kizoku no Kaidan (The Staircase of the Aristocracy), by post-war novelist, Takeda Taijun (1912-1976). A feature of the text is its subversion of hegomonic interpretations of Japanese military masculinity.
History
Publication title
Asian Studies ReviewVolume
32Pagination
361-374ISSN
1035-7823Department/School
School of HumanitiesPublisher
RoutledgePlace of publication
United KingdomRepository Status
- Restricted