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The People's Emperor. Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy, 1945-1995.
Kenneth J. Ruoff
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Paperback. In this study of the monarchy in postwar Japan, the author examines not only its reform during the Occupation (1945-52), but also its evolution in the decades since the Japanese regained the power to shape their monarchy and polity. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTG; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Few institutions are as well suited as the monarchy to provide a window on postwar Japan. The monarchy, which is also a family, has been significant both as a political and as a cultural institution.
This comprehensive study analyzes numerous issues, including the role of individual emperors in shaping the institution, the manner in which the emperor’s constitutional position as symbol has been interpreted, the emperor’s intersection with politics through ministerial briefings, memories of Hirohito’s wartime role, nationalistic movements in support of Foundation Day and the reign-name system, and the remaking of the once sacrosanct throne into a “monarchy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674010888
SKU
V9780674010888
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About Kenneth J. Ruoff
Kenneth J. Ruoff is Professor of History and Director of the Center for Japanese Studies at Portland State University.
Reviews for The People's Emperor. Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy, 1945-1995.
Ruoff is a clear-eyed observer of the post-occupation battle for Japan’s soul that pitted left against right over issues such as constitutional revision, the reign-names system and the authenticity of the national foundation myth. In doing so, he breaks down the all-too-prevalent tendency to view Japanese politics, of the immediate postwar and present, as monolithic and staunchly conservative.
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