The Rhetoric of Emperor Hirohito: Continuity and Rupture in Japan's Dramas of Modernity (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781443889889)

This book investigates the wartime role of Emperor Hirohito and the transition of the Emperor System, a structure which had been in place for a large period of Japanese history, and one undergoing significant change due to a series of intense encounters with Western-style modernity since the Meiji period of the late nineteenth century. Specifically, it explores moments in three episodes of social reality that were part of the wartime experience of the Japanese people: namely, the initiation of the conflict, accomplishing an end to the war, and the transition to post-war society.

Author: Suzuki Takeshi
ISBN-10: 1443889881
ISBN-13: 9781443889889
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Language: English
Published: 06/12/2017
Pages: 180
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.60d