Benedict’s, Gorer’s and Mears’ view of Japan and its people

摘要

The purpose of this report is twofold: to retrace of my 20 years research on the works of Ruth Benedict, Geoffrey Gorer and Helen Mears; and to show the importance and the impact on the Office of War Information and the influence they had on the U.S. propagandaregarding Japan which implicitly became the basis of American strategy during World War II.