Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms

List of Illustrations
Preface
Chronology: Important Events and Publications
Note on Names, Dates, and Titles of Works
Introduction
Part 1: The Symbolism of Cherry Blossoms in Pre-Meiji Japan
1. The Field of Meaning, Images, and Aesthetics
Part 2: The Road to Pro Rege et Patria Mori: Naturalization of Imperial Nationalism
2. The Emperor's Two Bodies: Sovereignty, Theocracy, and Militarization
3. The Militarization of Cherry Blossoms: Cherry Blossoms as the Souls of Fallen Soldiers
4. The Militarization of the Masses
Part 3: The Making of the Tokkotai Pilots
5. The Tokkotai Operation
6. Five Tokkotai Pilots
Part 4: Nationalisms, Patriotisms, and the Role of Aesthetics in Meconnaissance
7. State Nationalism and Naturalization Processes
8. Patriotism: Global Intellectual Currents as Its Source
9. The Crooked Timber of the Cherry
Summary
Appendix: List of Readings by Four Pilots
Notes
References
Index