Empire of Hope: The Sentimental Politics of Japanese Decline

Author/Contributor(s):	Leheny, David
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Date:	11/15/2018
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

Empire of Hope asks how emotions become meaningful in political life. In a diverse array of cases from recent Japanese history, David Leheny shows how sentimental portrayals of the nation and its global role reflect a durable story of hopefulness about the country's postwar path. From the medical treatment of conjoined Vietnamese children...