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

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Skabelund, Aaron Herald
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.