Empire of Hope - The Sentimental Politics of Japanese Decline

Klappentext Empire of Hope asks how emotions become meaningful in political life. In a diverse array of cases from recent Japanese history! David Leheny shows how sentimental portrayals of the nation and its global role reflect a durable story of hopefulness about the country's postwar path. From the medical treatment of conjoined Vietnamese children... Zusammenfassung Empire of Hope asks how emotions become meaningful in political life. In a diverse array of cases from recent Japanese history, David Leheny shows how sentimental portrayals of the nation and its global role reflect a durable story of hopefulness about the country's postwar path. From the medical treatment of conjoined Vietnamese children...

Product details

• Authors: David Leheny
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781501729072
• ISBN: 978-1-5017-2907-2
• No. of pages: 246
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system