Dr John Breen
MA, PhD (Cantab)
Overview
Biography
19th century Japanese political, social and intellectual history; Japanese religions in the pre-modern and modern eras; Ritual and religion; politics and power; post-war ideology; modern Japanese language; History. religion, ritual.
International research centre for Japanese studies
Oeyama cho 3-2 Goryo Nishigyo-ku
Kyoto
610 1192
For a list of Dr Breen's publications and research activities, please see his web page at the International research centre for Japanese studies:
http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/research/faculty/staff1/breen02_e.html
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Available for
- Press
- Briefings
- Special Study Programmes
- Short Term Consultancy
Regional Expertise
- East Asia
Country Expertise
- Japan
Languages
- Japanese
Publications
Book Chapters
Breen, John (2007) 'Meiji tenno o yomu. [Reading the Meiji Emperor].' In: Tetsuyuki, U., (ed.), Ratio 03: Nihon no kindai to wa nanika. [What is Japanese Modernity?]. Kodansha, pp. 76-92.
Breen, John (2007) 'Yasukuni: The Loss of Historical Memory.' In: Breen, J., (ed.), Yasukuni, the War Dead and the Struggle for Japan's Past. London: Hurst, pp. 143-162.
Breen, John (2005) 'Juyondai shogun Iemochi no joraku to Komei seiken ron. [The Kyoto Pilgrimage of the 14th Shogun Iemochi and 'Komei Administration' Theory].' In: Meiji ishinshi gakkai,, (ed.), Meiji ishin to bunka. Tokyo: Yoshikawa kobunkan, pp. 126-155.
Breen, John (2002) 'The Rituals of Anglo-Japanese Diplomacy: Imperial Audiences in Early Meiji.' In: Daniels, G. and Tsuzuki, C., (eds.), The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations, 1600-2000. Volume 5: Social and Cultural Perspectives. Palgrave, pp. 60-76.
