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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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Asia Center
2020
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| Colección: | Harvard east asian monograph series ;
432 |
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44393775*spi |
| Sumario: | "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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| Notas: | Revisión de "The people's emperor : democracy and the Japanese monarchy, 1945-1995" |
| Descripción Física: | XVIII, 419 p. : il. col. y n. ; 23 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [389]-403) e índice |
| ISBN: | 9780674244481 9780674244474 |
