Hirohito and the making of modern Japan /

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Author / Creator:Bix, Herbert P., author.
Edition:First Perennial edition, reissued with a new introduction.
Imprint:New York ; London ; Toronto ; Sydney ; New Delhi ; Auckland : Harper Perennial, 2016.
Description:xliii, 819 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm
Language:English
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Format: Map Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10900351
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ISBN:9780062560513
0062560514
Notes:"Updated with a new introduction"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 689-787) and index.
Summary:A biography of the Japanese emperor reveals a powerful man who successfully cultivated an image of a reluctant king while manipulating important events behind the scenes for five decades.

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