Japans Imperial House in the Postwar Era, 19452019

With the ascension of a new emperor and the dawn of the Reiwa Era, Kenneth J. Ruoff expands upon and updates The People¿s Emperor, his study of the monarchy¿s role as a political, societal, and cultural institution in contemporary Japan.

About the author

Kenneth J. Ruoff is Professor of History and Director of the Center for Japanese Studies at Portland State University.

Summary

With the ascension of a new emperor and the dawn of the Reiwa Era, Kenneth J. Ruoff expands upon and updates The People’s Emperor, his study of the monarchy’s role as a political, societal, and cultural institution in contemporary Japan.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth J. Ruoff, Ruoff Kenneth J.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9780674244481
• ISBN: 978-0-674-24448-1
• No. of pages: 444
• Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, 20th Century, HISTORY / Asia / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Political structure & processes, Biography: royalty, Asian History, Political structure and processes