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Wearing propaganda, textiles on the home front in Japan, Britain, and the United States, 1931-1945, John W. Dower [and others] ; Jacqueline M. Atkins, editor

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Wearing propaganda, textiles on the home front in Japan, Britain, and the United States, 1931-1945, John W. Dower [and others] ; Jacqueline M. Atkins, editor
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eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 368-371)
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Wearing propaganda
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
62875497
Responsibility statement
John W. Dower [and others] ; Jacqueline M. Atkins, editor
Sub title
textiles on the home front in Japan, Britain, and the United States, 1931-1945
Summary
"Protest fashion ... dramatic fashion and textile designs served as patriotic propaganda for the Japanese, British, and Americans during the Asia-Pacific War (1931-1945) ... presents hundreds of examples of how fashion was employed by commercial interests on all sides of the conflict to boost morale and fan patriotism ... documents the development of the role of fashion as propaganda"--Dustjacket
Table Of Contents
Director's preface / Susan Weber Soros -- Foreword / Jacqueline M. Atkins -- Introduction / J.M. Atkins -- Maps -- Time line 1895-1945: The Asia Pacific War and its precedents, 1895-1945 / Yumiko Yamamori. -- Part I. Setting the context: Ch.1. Setting the context / J.M. Atkins -- Ch.2. Propaganda on the home fronts: clothing and textiles as message / J.M. Atkins -- Ch.3. Propaganda precedents: pre-1930 propaganda textiles / J.M. Atkins and Miyuki Otaka. -- Part II. The visual culture of war: Ch.4. Japan's beautiful modern war / John W. Dower -- Ch.5. Potatoes are protective, too: cultural icons of Britain at war / Antonia Lant -- Ch.6. An American vision: propaganda on the home front during World War II / Marianne Lamonaca. -- Part III. Wearing propaganda: fashion, textiles, and morale on the home front: Ch.7. "Extravagance is the Enemy": fashion and textiles in wartime Japan / J.M. Atkins -- Ch.8. Design and war: kimono as "parlor-performance" propaganda / Kashiwagi Hiroshi -- Ch.9. War-promoting kimono (1931-45) / Wakakuwa Midori -- Ch.10. Keeping up home front morale: "Beauty and duty" in wartime Britain / Pat Kirkham -- Ch.11. London squares: the scarves of wartime Britain / Paul Rennie -- Ch.12. Showing the colors: America / Beverly Gordon -- Part IV. The propaganda textile motifs of the Asia-Pacific War: Ch.13. An arsenal of design: themes, motifs and metaphors in propaganda textiles/ J.M. Atkins
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