Resisting Manchukuo: Chinese Women Writers and the Japanese Occupation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780774813365)

The first book in English on women's history in twentieth-century Manchuria, Resisting Manchukuo adds to a growing literature that challenges traditional understandings of Japanese colonialism. Norman Smith reveals the literary world of Japanese-occupied Manchuria (Manchukuo, 1932-45) and examines the lives, careers, and literary legacies of seven prolific Chinese women writers during the period. He shows how a complex blend of fear and freedom produced an environment in which Chinese women writers could articulate dissatisfaction with the overtly patriarchal and imperialist nature of the Japanese cultural agenda while working in close association with colonial institutions.

Author: Norman Smith
ISBN-10: 0774813369
ISBN-13: 9780774813365
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2008
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.60d