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Author Brownlee, John S.

Title Japanese historians and the national myths, 1600-1945 : the age of the gods and Emperor Jinmu / John S. Brownlee.

Publication Info. Vancouver, BC : University of British Columbia ; Tokyo, Japan : University of Tokyo Press, 1999.
©1997

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 256 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-249) and index.
Summary This work examines how Japanese historians interpreted the ancient myths of Japan's origins, which lay at the core of Japanese identity and provided legitimacy for the imperial state.
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Subject Japan -- History -- To 645 -- Historiography.
Japan.
History.
Chronological Term To 645
Subject Historiography.
Mythology, Japanese.
Mythology, Japanese.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Brownlee, John S. Japanese historians and the national myths, 1600-1945. Vancouver, BC : University of British Columbia ; Tokyo, Japan : University of Tokyo Press, 1999, ©1997 0774806451 (OCoLC)53836079
ISBN 0774806451 (electronic book)
9780774806459 (electronic book)
9780774853613 (electronic book)
0774853611 (electronic book)