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Raichō Hiratsuka In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun (Paperback)

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EAN: 9780231138130 Book Title: In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun Item Length: 9.2 in Item Height: 1.2 in Language: English Release Year: 2010 ISBN: 9780231138130 Subject: Women, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Asia / Japan, Women's Studies Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia Ser. Publication Year: 2010 Publication Name: In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun : the Autobiography of a Japanese Feminist Release Date: 03/30/2010 Type: Textbook Genre: Biography Number of Pages: 432 Pages Item Weight: 18.7 Oz Subtitle: The Autobiography of a Japanese Feminist Publisher: Columbia University Press Item Width: 6.1 in Country of Origin: US ISBN-10: 023113813X Author: Raichō Hiratsuka gtin13: 9780231138130 Contributor: Teruko Craig (Translated by) Subject Area: Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History Translator: Teruko Craig Format: Trade Paperback

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Further Details Title: In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun Condition: New Author: Raichō Hiratsuka Publisher: Columbia University Press Subtitle: The Autobiography of a Japanese Feminist Format: Paperback Translator: Teruko Craig Contributor: Teruko Craig (Translated by) ISBN-10: 023113813X EAN: 9780231138130 ISBN: 9780231138130 Release Date: 03/30/2010 Language: Japanese, English Genre: Biography Topic: Gender Sex & Relationships, Society & Culture Description: "In the beginning, woman was truly the sun. An authentic person. Now she is the moon, a wan and sickly moon, dependent on another, reflecting another's brilliance."-Hiratsuku Raicho Raicho Hiratsuka (1886-1971) was the most influential figure in the early women's movement in Japan. In 1911, she founded Bluestocking (Seito), Japan's first literary journal run by women. In 1920, she founded the New Women's Association, Japan's first nationwide women's organization to campaign for female suffrage, and soon after World War II, the Japan Federation of Women's Organizations. Available for the first time in English, In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun is Raicho Hiratsuka's 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 Woman's 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 Craig's translation captures Hiratsuka's 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 women's history than this intimate, candid, and compelling memoir. Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 235mm Item Length: 156mm Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia Release Year: 2010 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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