Heroic with Grace : Legendary Women of Japan

Name: Heroic with Grace
Brand: Taylor & Francis Inc
SKU: 9780873325271
Price: 30950 KES
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ISBN: 9780873325271

by Chieko Irie Mulhern

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 0873325273

ISBN-13 9780873325271

Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc

Imprint M.E. Sharpe

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jan 31st, 1991

Print length 344 Pages

Weight 800 grams

Product Classification: Asian history Gender studies: women and girls Gender studies: women Asian history

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Presents the lives and times of eight prominent Japanese women who epitomize the tragedies and triumphs of eight characteristically female roles. It covers issues of women's status throughout Japanese history, the concept of Japanese womanhood and the popular need for strong female figures.

This work presents the lives and times of eight prominent Japanese women who epitomize the tragedies and triumphs of eight characteristically female roles. In examining the lives of the mythological Empress Jingu, Jito Tenno (645-702), Murasaki Shikibu (970s-1000s), Tomoe Gozen (12th century), Hojo Masako (1157-1225), Hani Motoko (1873-1957), Takamine Hideko (b.1924) and Ariyoshi Sawako (1931-1984), the contributors provide a mosaic of Japanese history and culture that encompasses issues of women''s status in various stages of Japanese history, the social climate conducive to positive female roles, the concept of Japanese womanhood in relation to the male hero types of each age and the popular need for strong female figures.

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