RT Book T1 Flowers that kill: communicative opacity in political spaces A2 Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko LA English PP Stanford, California PB Stanford University Press YR 2015 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1656449854 AB Introduction : opacity, misrecognition, and other complexities of symbolic communication -- Japanese cherry blossoms : from the beauty of life to the sublimity of sacrificial death -- European roses : from 'bread and roses' to the aestheticization of murderers -- The subversive monkey in Japanese culture : from scapegoat to clown -- Rice and the Japanese collective self : the purity of exclusion -- The collective self and cultural/political nationalisms : cross-cultural perspectives -- The invisible and inaudible Japanese emperor -- (Non- )externalization of religious and political authority and power : a cross-cultural perspective. NO Includes bibliographical references and index. - Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed July 7, 2015) CN JC347.J3 SN 9780804795944 SN 0804795940 K1 Symbolism in politics : History : Japan K1 Symbolism in politics : History : Europe K1 Symbolism in communication : History : Japan K1 Symbolism in communication : History : Europe K1 Flowers : Symbolic aspects : History : Japan K1 Flowers : Symbolic aspects : History : Europe K1 Symbolism in politics : Japan : History K1 Symbolism in politics : Europe : History K1 Symbolism in communication : Japan : History K1 Symbolism in communication : Europe : History K1 Flowers : Symbolic aspects : Japan : History K1 Flowers : Symbolic aspects : Europe : History K1 Symbolism in politics : History : Japan : Europe : Japan K1 POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Essays K1 POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Government ; General K1 POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Government ; National K1 POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Reference K1 Flowers ; Symbolic aspects K1 Symbolism in communication K1 Symbolism in politics K1 History K1 Europe K1 Japan K1 Electronic books : History