Available for the first time in englishthe ideology of kokugo nationalizing language in modern japan1996 is lee yeounsuks award winning look at the history and ideology behind the construction ofkokugonational language prior to the meiji period 1868 1912 the idea of a single unified japanese language did not exist only as japan was establishing itself as a modern nation state and an empire with expanding colonies did there arise the need for a national language to construct and . The ideology of kokugo nationalizing language in modern japan yeounsuk lee isbn 9780824833053 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. The ideology of kokugo nationalizing language in modern japan by l ee y eounsuk james stanlaw anthropology 4640 illinois state university normal il 61790 usa stanlawilstuedu search for more papers by this author james stanlaw anthropology 4640 illinois state university normal il 61790 usa stanlawilstuedu search for more papers by this author first published 21 february 2012 . Available for the first time in english this award winning book looks at the history and ideology behind the construction of kokugo national language prior to the meiji period 1868 1912 the idea of a single unified japanese language did not exist only as japan was establishing itself as a modern nation state and an empire with expanding colonies did there arise the need for a