Japanese historians and the national myths, 1600-1945 : the age of the gods and Emperor Jinmu /

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Author / Creator:	Brownlee, John S.
Imprint:	Vancouver, BC : University of British Columbia ; Tokyo, Japan : University of Tokyo Press, 1999, ©1997.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 256 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Mythology, Japanese. Historiography. Mythology, Japanese. Japan -- History -- To 645 -- Historiography. Japan. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11279313

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ISBN:	0774806451 9780774806459 9780774853613 0774853611
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-249) and index. Print version record.
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.
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

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