Prince and Princess Chichibu : two lives lived above and below the clouds : including a complete translation of Setsuko, Princess Chichibu's memoir The silver drum /
"This new contribution to Japanese Imperial history in the twentieth century offers important insights into the controversial, high-profile lives of Prince and Princess Chichibu, both before and after the Pacific War. Their lives were lived both above and below 'the clouds' (of '...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Folkestone :
Global Oriental,
2010.
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| Edition: | Rev. and expanded 2nd ed. |
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| Summary: | "This new contribution to Japanese Imperial history in the twentieth century offers important insights into the controversial, high-profile lives of Prince and Princess Chichibu, both before and after the Pacific War. Their lives were lived both above and below 'the clouds' (of 'imperial heaven'), with the princess a commoner in an arranged marriage and the popular 'sporting prince', dogged by ill health and his association with the Japanese Imperial Army." "At the heart of the book is a complete translation of Princess Chichibu's original autobiography, first published in a shorter, condensed version in 1996 under the title The Silver Drum, together with a short biography of Prince Chichibu supported by important new data on his role in the war years, including the Prince's own writings which have recently become available. Also included for the first time in English (translated by the author) are most of Princess Chichibu's collection of poems, which formed part of her original memoir." --Book Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | First English ed. published as: The silver drum : a Japanese imperial memoir / by Setsuko, Princess Chichibu ; [translated by Dorothy Britton]. 1996. Includes index. Translated from the Japanese. |
| Physical Description: | xxxvi, 223 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1905246242 9781905246243 |