Introduction ; The Circus Freak ; Writing a History of Total War ; Cultural Practice versus Cultural Ideology ; The Idea of Carnival ; Carnival War ; The Five Kings of Carnival War
Reporter ; The Censor Becomes the “Effeminate Bookworm” ; The Reporter Becomes the “War Correspondent” ; The Thrills of Total War and the Crowning of the “Thrill Hunter” ; The Speed of Total War ; Thrills and Kills ; “’Tis The Season for the Fall of Nanjing!” ; Wild Dancing in Ginza ; The Decrowning of the “Thrill Hunter”
The Munitions Worker ; Early Wartime Mobilization and Its Consequences ; The Profile of the Munitions Worker ; The Munitions Worker in Disguise ; The Munitions Worker Becomes the Industrial Warrior ; Conclusion
The Soldier ; The Soldier Speeds Up ; The Military God Becomes a Sentimental Soldier ; The “Humanity“ of the Wakizaka Unit ; “Heartfelt Comforts” from the Home Front ; The “Comforts” of the Warfront ; The Crowning of the Returned Solder ; The Returned Soldier as Soldier-Freak ; The Rage of the Returned Soldier ; The Sorrow of the Returned Soldier ; The Guardians of the Returned Soldier ; Decrowning the Soldier
The Movie Star ; Controlling the Movie Star: The Road of the Film Law ; The Film Law and the Registration System ; The Movie Star in the New Film Order ; The Case of Mito Mitsuko ; The Limits of Mobilizing Movie Stars ; Conclusion
The Youth Aviator ; The Tragic Kamikaze Pilot ; The Foundations of Aviation Culture ; The Crowning of the Young Aviator ; The Youth Aviator as Consumer-Fan ; The Youth Aviator becomes the Kamikaze Pilot ; The Kamikaze Pilot Listens to Jazz Before Killing Americans
Conclusion ; Gendering Carnival War ; Global Echoes of Carnival War ; The Circus Freak Next to the Policeman.
