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Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
Herbert P. Bix
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Description for Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
Paperback. With access to hundreds of previously untapped documents, including the unpublished letters and diaries of members of Hirohito's royal court, historian Bix has traced the Japanese emperor's reign from 1926 to 1989, revealing surprising information about his role in World War II. of photos. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 204 x 45. Weight in Grams: 630.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize A startling work -- awesomely ambitious, faultlessly researched, daring in its thesis, and profound in its implications. - Business Week Magnificent. . . . everything a political biography should be. - Richmond Times-Dispatch This rich and powerful biography is now given fresh relevance with a new introduction by the author that explores how Hirohito's legacy persists in Japan to this day, and how US foreign policy in the region in the last ten years is informed by our troubled past ... Read more
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize A startling work -- awesomely ambitious, faultlessly researched, daring in its thesis, and profound in its implications. - Business Week Magnificent. . . . everything a political biography should be. - Richmond Times-Dispatch This rich and powerful biography is now given fresh relevance with a new introduction by the author that explores how Hirohito's legacy persists in Japan to this day, and how US foreign policy in the region in the last ten years is informed by our troubled past ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
629g
Number of Pages
880
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062560513
SKU
V9780062560513
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About Herbert P. Bix
Herbert P. Bix grew up in Winthrop, Massachusetts, and earned his Ph.D. in history and Far Eastern languages from Harvard University. For the past thirty years he has written extensively on modern and contemporary Japanese history in leading journals in the United States and Japan. He has taught Japanese history at a number of American and Japanese universities, most recently ... Read more
Reviews for Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
A historical bombshell...Compelling...The most controversial book yet on Japan's previous emperor.
The Economist The author's virtuoso scholarship and accessible narrative invite us into Hirohito's world and change the way we think of recent history; his portrayal of a monarch rationalizing evil is superb.
The New Yorker The triumph of Mr. Bix is that ... Read more
The Economist The author's virtuoso scholarship and accessible narrative invite us into Hirohito's world and change the way we think of recent history; his portrayal of a monarch rationalizing evil is superb.
The New Yorker The triumph of Mr. Bix is that ... Read more