The Ideology of Kokugo: Nationalizing Language in Modern Japan

by Lee Yeounsuk (Author), Maki Hirano Hubbard (Translator)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $64.59

  Looks at the history and ideology behind the construction of kokugo (national language). This book discusses the contributions of Ueda Kazutoshi (1867-1937) and Hoshina Koichi (1872-1955) in the creation of kokugo and moves us one step closer to understanding how the ideology of kokugo cast a spell over linguistic identity in modern Japan.