Japan's imperial house in the postwar era, 1945-2019
"A comprehensive study of the post-war Japanese monarchy up through the ascension of a new emperor and the dawn of the Reiwa Era in 2019. Examines the monarchy's role as a political, societal, and cultural institution in contemporary Japan, the remaking of the once sacrosanct throne into a...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Asia Center
2020
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Series: | Harvard east asian monograph series ;
432 |
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See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991002416429708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Summary: | "A comprehensive study of the post-war Japanese monarchy up through the ascension of a new emperor and the dawn of the Reiwa Era in 2019. Examines the monarchy's role as a political, societal, and cultural institution in contemporary Japan, the remaking of the once sacrosanct throne into a "people's imperial house" embedded in the postwar culture of democracy, and recent developments including the abdication of Emperor Akihito and the heir crisis"-- |
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Item Description: | Revisión de "The people's emperor : democracy and the Japanese monarchy, 1945-1995" |
Physical Description: | XVIII, 419 p. : il. col. y n. ; 23 cm |
Bibliography: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [389]-403) e índice |
ISBN: | 9780674244481 9780674244474 |