Enigma Of The Emperors
Subtitle: Sacred Subservience In Japanese History
Publisher: Global Oriental
Published: June 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781901903348
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; History; History: World; Japan; Asia - Japan
Description: "This study on the institution of the Japanese emperors, from their mythological beginnings to the present day, focuses on the enigma of the institution itself, namely, the extraordinary continuity of the Japanese dynasty, which is unknown anywhere else in the world, yet which is now at risk on account of more recent laws of succession."--BOOK JACKET.