Sarah Kovner
Biographic Data
| ID | 1248214 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Kovner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Kovner |
| SIGNATURE | KOVNER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florida |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Prisoners of the Empire
Prisoners of the Empire
Occupying Power
A War of Words
The Swiss were uniquely positioned to observe the fate of Allied captives in the Pacific War. Many prisoners suffered from malign neglect rather than a deliberate policy of cruelty, and both Japan and the U.S. made respect for the laws of war conditional on the conduct of the enemy.
The Soundproofed Superpower
American military bases and the protests they have elicited have had a major impact on Japanese political culture. But after the end of the formal Occupation, and outside the territory immediately affected, the cultural consequences of the U.S. military presence are much less clear. This article offers a synthetic analysis that integrates diplomatic and social history and relates the strategies of U.S. policymakers to those of anti-base activists…
Occupying Power
Occupying Power
The year was 1945. Hundreds of thousands of Allied troops poured into war-torn Japan and spread throughout the country, altering both the built environment and the country's psychological landscape. The effect of this influx on the local population did not lessen in the years following the war's end. In fact, the presence of foreign servicemen also heightened the visibility of certain others, particularly panpan—streetwalkers—who were objects of …
Base Cultures
This article examines how the bodies of Japanese women became a key site of political and cultural contestation during the Allied occupation. The sale of sex, once legally recognized and regulated, became a conspicuous symbol of postwar chaos. Ostracizing sex workers who catered to servicemen provided a means to display an abiding nationalism without directly confronting the occupiers. But these women were also indispensable in the economy of mil…
Base Cultures
This article examines how the bodies of Japanese women became a key site of political and cultural contestation during the Allied occupation. The sale of sex, once legally recognized and regulated, became a conspicuous symbol of postwar chaos. Ostracizing sex workers who catered to servicemen provided a means to display an abiding nationalism without directly confronting the occupiers. But these women were also indispensable in the economy of mil…
Base Cultures
This article examines how the bodies of Japanese women became a key site of political and cultural contestation during the Allied occupation. The sale of sex, once legally recognized and regulated, became a conspicuous symbol of postwar chaos. Ostracizing sex workers who catered to servicemen provided a means to display an abiding nationalism without directly confronting the occupiers. But these women were also indispensable in the economy of mil…
Occupying Power
Occupying Power
The year was 1945. Hundreds of thousands of Allied troops poured into war-torn Japan and spread throughout the country, altering both the built environment and the country's psychological landscape. The effect of this influx on the local population did not lessen in the years following the war's end. In fact, the presence of foreign servicemen also heightened the visibility of certain others, particularly panpan—streetwalkers—who were objects of …
The Soundproofed Superpower
American military bases and the protests they have elicited have had a major impact on Japanese political culture. But after the end of the formal Occupation, and outside the territory immediately affected, the cultural consequences of the U.S. military presence are much less clear. This article offers a synthetic analysis that integrates diplomatic and social history and relates the strategies of U.S. policymakers to those of anti-base activists…
Occupying Power
A War of Words
The Swiss were uniquely positioned to observe the fate of Allied captives in the Pacific War. Many prisoners suffered from malign neglect rather than a deliberate policy of cruelty, and both Japan and the U.S. made respect for the laws of war conditional on the conduct of the enemy.
Prisoners of the Empire
Prisoners of the Empire
History (6 works) · Japanese History and Culture (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Communism, Protests, Social Movements (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Physics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works)