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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Main Author: Ruoff, Kenneth J. 1966- (-)
Corporate Author: Harvard University. Asia Center (-)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center 2020
Series:Harvard east asian monograph series ; 432
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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"--
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