vândut de elefant.ro
DescriptionIn the beginning, woman was truly the sun. An authentic person. Now she is the moon, a wan and sickly moon, dependent on another, reflecting anothers brilliance.-Hiratsuku Raicho Raicho Hiratsuka (1886-1971) was the most influential figure in the early womens movement in Japan. In 1911, she founded Bluestocking (Seito), Japans first literary journal run by women. In 1920, she founded the New Womens Association, Japans first nationwide womens organization to campaign for female suffrage, and soon after World War II, the Japan Federation of Womens Organizations. Available for the first time in English, In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun is Raicho Hiratsukas autobiography of her childhood, early youth, and subsequent rebellion against the strict social codes of the time. Hiratsuka came from an upper-middle class Tokyo family, and her restless quest for truth led her to read widely in philosophy and undertake Zen training at Japan Womans College. After graduation, she gained brief notoriety for her affair with a married writer, but quickly established herself as a brilliant and articulate leader of feminist causes with the launch of the journal Seito. Her richly detailed account presents a woman who was at once idealistic and elitist, fearless and vain, and a perceptive observer of society. Teruko Craigs translation captures Hiratsukas strong personality and distinct voice. At a time when interest in Japanese feminism is growing in the West, there is no finer introduction to Japanese womens history than this intimate, candid, and compelling memoir.About the AuthorTeruko Craig is senior lecturer emerita of Tufts University and an associate in research at the Reischauer Institute of Japanese studies, Harvard University.
Preț:
Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Columbia University Press
