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Title The age of Emperor Akihito : historical controversies over the past and the future / edited by Takeshi Suzuki
Edition 1st edition
Published Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 121 pages)
Contents Rhetorical and Argumentation Analysis of Texts -- A Collection of Emperor Akhito's Speeches 1989-2019
Summary "This book scrutinizes historical controversies regarding the past and the future of Japan in the age of Emperor Akihito. In Section I, each chapter discusses a different aspect of the historical controversy. The text then moves on to present a collection of the public discourse of Emperor Akihito, which offers a valuable source for analysis. This investigation of the constitutionally prescribed role of the Emperor as a national symbol will serve to help the reader understand contemporary Japanese society."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Akihito, Emperor Emeritus of Japan, 1933-
SUBJECT Akihito, Emperor Emeritus of Japan, 1933- fast
Japan -- History -- Heisei period, 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91000757
Subject Japan
Genre/Form speeches (documents)
History
Speeches
Speeches.
Discours.
Form Electronic book
Author Suzuki, Takeshi, 1960- editor.
ISBN 1527541398
9781527541399