Empire of Dogs : Canines, Japan, and the Making of the Modern Imperial World /

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In 1924, Professor Ueno Eizaburo of Tokyo Imperial University adopted an Akita puppy he named Hachiko. Each evening Hachiko greeted Ueno on his return to Shibuya Station. In May 1925 Ueno died while giving a lecture. Every day for over nine years the Akita waited at Shibuya Station, eventually becom...

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Autor principal: Skabelund, Aaron Herald
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Imperialism > Social aspects.
Dogs.
HISTORY > Asia > Japan.
Imperialism > Social aspects > Japan > History > 20th century.
Imperialism > Social aspects > Japan > History > 19th century.
Dogs > Japan > History > 20th century.
Dogs > Japan > History > 19th century.
Japan.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The native dog and the colonial dog
  • Civilizing canines, or, domesticating and destroying dogs
  • Fascism's furry friends : the "loyal dog" Hachik and the creation of the "Japanese" dog
  • Dogs of war : mobilizing all creatures great and small
  • A dog's world : the commodification of contemporary dog keeping.

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