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Analyzing fictional narratives, media accounts, and specific cases of child abuse and youth violence, this work suggests that Japan and the United States both foster a "culture of child abuse" in which the state's relationship to its youth
Acknowledgments ixIntroduction 1Part 1¿Livid with History¿: An Introduction to Part 1 191. Survivor Discourse, the Limits of Objectivity, and Orpha 302. Shizuko, the Silent Girl: Uchida Shungiku's Fazaa Fakkaa 463. ¿Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean¿: Dorothy Allison's Bastard out of Carolina 75Part 2The Message: An Introduction to Part 2 1074. Engendering First World Fears: The Teenager and the Terrorist 1225. ¿Killer Kids¿ and ¿Cutters¿ 1486. The Fiction of Hoshino Tomoyuki and Japanarchy 2K: Lonely Hearts Revolution 177Conclusion. A Case for Reparations 215Appendix 223Notes 225Bibliography 247Index 253