{"product_id":"becoming-modern-women-love-and-female-identity-in-prewar-japanese-literature-and-culture-paperback","title":"Becoming Modern Women: Love and Female Identity in Prewar Japanese Literature and Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichiko Suzuki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting a fresh examination of women writers and prewar ideology, this book breaks new ground in its investigation of love as a critical aspect of Japanese culture during the early to mid-twentieth century. As a literary and cultural history of love and female identity, \u003ci\u003eBecoming Modern Women\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on same-sex love, love marriage, and maternal love--new terms at that time; in doing so, it shows how the idea of \"woman,\" within the context of a vibrant print culture, was constructed through the modern experience of love. Author Michiko Suzuki's work complements current scholarship on female identities such as \"Modern Girl\" and \"New Woman,\" and interprets women's fiction in conjunction with nonfiction from a range of media--early feminist writing, sexology books, newspapers, bestselling love treatises, native ethnology, and historiography. While illuminating the ways in which women used and challenged ideas about love, Suzuki explores the historical and ideological shifts of the period, underscoring the broader connections between gender, modernity, and nationhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichiko Suzuki is Associate Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Indiana University. She specializes in modern and contemporary Japanese literature and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9.13 x 6.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722939437119,"sku":"9780804761987","price":32.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3ece8b60e4758c21a35406789c64a431.webp?v=1765097451","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/becoming-modern-women-love-and-female-identity-in-prewar-japanese-literature-and-culture-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}