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Autore |
Hamilton Walter <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Children of the occupation : Japan's untold story / / Walter Hamilton |
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Sydney, N.S.W., : NewSouth Publishing, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-4619-0785-3 |
1-74224-592-7 |
1-74224-140-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Multiracial children - Japan |
Identity (Psychology) - Social aspects - Japan |
Military bases, American - Social aspects - Japan |
World War, 1939-1945 |
White Australia policy |
War brides |
Japan History Allied occupation, 1945-1952 |
Japan Social life and customs 1945- |
Australia Relations Japan |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; Glossary; Acknowledgments; Maps; Introduction; 1 Karumi's story; 2 Butterfly and child; 3 War of purification; 4 Mitsuyoshi's story; 5 Conquering Kure; 6 Remaking Japanese women; 7 Mayumi's story; 8 Mixed-blood mythologies; 9 The Eurasian malaise; 10 George's story; 11 Occupational hazards; 12 Enemies in miniature; 13 Kiyotaka's story; 14 Plausible deniability; 15 Our mixed-bloods; 16 Kazumi's story; 17 The Kure Project; 18 Half into whole; 19 Johnny's story; 20 Where are they now?; 21 A mixed future; Notes; Select bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is a beautifully written, deeply moving and well-researched account of the lives of mixed-race children of occupied Japan. The author artfully blends oral histories with an historical and political analysis of international race relations and immigration policy in North |
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