Imperial Politics and Symbolics in Ancient Japan

Imperial Politics and Symbolics in Ancient Japan
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Download or read book Imperial Politics and Symbolics in Ancient Japan written by Herman Ooms and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title offers an understanding of a formative stage in the development of the Japanese state. It presents a wide-ranging and fine-grained examination of the power struggles, symbolic manipulations, mythological constructs, and historical revisions that both defines and propelled these changes.


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