In the Realm of a Dying Emperor: Japan at Century's End by Field, Norma

In the Realm of a Dying Emperor: Japan at Century's End

When the Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, Japanese newspapers could not call his death a death, nor...
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In the Realm of a Dying Emperor: Japan at Century's End by Field, Norma

In the Realm of a Dying Emperor: Japan at Century's End

$24.53

In the Realm of a Dying Emperor: Japan at Century's End

$24.53
Author: Norma Field
Format: Paperback
Language: English
When the Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, Japanese newspapers could not call his death a death, nor could they refer to him by his proper name. To do so would have exposed them to terrorism from the vigilante right wing. But this insightful book by a Japanese-American scholar reveals the hidden fault lines in the realm of the dying emperor.

Author: Norma Field
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 03/09/1993
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.05h x 5.21w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780679741893

About the Author
Norma Field was born to a Japanese mother and an American father during the occupation of Japan after WWII. She is the Robert S. Ingersoll Distinguished Service Professor in Japanese studies in the East Asian languages and civilizations department at the University of Chicago. She is the author of The Splendor of Longing in the Tale of Genji and the translator of And Then by Natsume Sōseki.

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