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Turning Pages: Reading and Writing Women's Magazines in Interwar Japan
Sarah Frederick
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Description for Turning Pages: Reading and Writing Women's Magazines in Interwar Japan
Hardcover. Offers an analysis of major interwar women's magazines, especially the literary journal "Ladies' Review", the popular domestic periodical "Housewife's Friend", and the politically radical magazine "Women's Arts". This book considers the central place of representations of women for women in the culture of interwar-era Japan. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; DSBH; HBTB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
By the early 1920s, ""ladies magazines"" (fujin zasshi) had become a distinct category in Japanese publishing. Women's periodicals increasingly influenced intellectual discourse, the literary establishment, and daily life. ""Turning Pages"" makes sense of this phenomenon through a detailed analysis of major interwar women's magazines, especially the literary journal ""Ladies' Review"", the popular domestic periodical ""Housewife's Friend"", and the politically radical magazine ""Women's Arts"". Through a close examination of their literature, articles, advertising, and art, the book explores the magazines as both windows onto and actors in this vibrant period of Japanese history. ""Turning Pages"" considers the central place of representations ... Read more
By the early 1920s, ""ladies magazines"" (fujin zasshi) had become a distinct category in Japanese publishing. Women's periodicals increasingly influenced intellectual discourse, the literary establishment, and daily life. ""Turning Pages"" makes sense of this phenomenon through a detailed analysis of major interwar women's magazines, especially the literary journal ""Ladies' Review"", the popular domestic periodical ""Housewife's Friend"", and the politically radical magazine ""Women's Arts"". Through a close examination of their literature, articles, advertising, and art, the book explores the magazines as both windows onto and actors in this vibrant period of Japanese history. ""Turning Pages"" considers the central place of representations ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824829971
SKU
V9780824829971
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About Sarah Frederick
Sarah Frederick is assistant professor of Japanese literature in the Department of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, Boston University.
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