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The People's Emperor : Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy, 1945-1995 /

Ruoff, Kenneth J.,

The People's Emperor : Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy, 1945-1995 / Democracy and the Japanese Monarchy, 1945-1995 Kenneth J. Ruoff. - 1 online resource. - Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 211 Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, ISBN: 9789004407077 . - Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 211. Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, ISBN: 9789004407077. .

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Monarchy, "660 B.C."-1945 -- The Constitutional Symbolic Monarchy -- Ministerial Briefings and Emperor Hirohito in Politics -- Imperial War Responsibility and Apologies -- Nationalistic Movements to Restore Cultural Symbols of the Monarchy -- The "Monarchy of the Masses" -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs.

9781684173709 9780674010888

10.1163/9781684173709 DOI


Constitutional history--Japan.
Democracy--History--Japan--20th century.
Monarchy--History--Japan--20th century.


Japan--Politics and government--1989-
Japan--Politics and government--1945-1989.

JQ1640

952.04