Kokutai No Hongi: Cardinal Principles of the National Entity of Japan

Published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, 1949

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Seller: The Country Bookshop [Member VABA], Plainfield, VT, U.S.A.The Country Bookshop [Member VABA]

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Translation by John Owen Gauntlett, edited and introduced by Robert King Hall, of Japanese imperial principles, "a tortuous argument based on the mystical, poetic mythology of the Japanese Imperial family [whose avowed purpose was to combat the social unrest and intellectual conflicts which sprang from the 'individualism' of the people and to substitute a devotion to the 'national entity' which it identified with unswerving loyalty to the Imperial Famliy." Rare in Dust jacket: bound in grey cloth with orange title on spine, in Very Good Condition despite some bumps at top of spine Dust jacket is lighter grey with orange and black lettering. Slightly soiled, else in Very Good condition. Inside pages: clean and tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

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Title
Kokutai No Hongi: Cardinal Principles of the National Entity of Japan
Author
Hall, Robert King, Editor
Publisher
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass
Publication year
1949
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Good
Binding
Hard Cover
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