The Resource Hirohito and the making of modern Japan, Herbert P. Bix
Hirohito and the making of modern Japan, Herbert P. Bix
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- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xi, 800 p., [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780060193140
- Label
- Hirohito and the making of modern Japan
- Title
- Hirohito and the making of modern Japan
- Statement of responsibility
- Herbert P. Bix
- Title variation
- Hirohito & the making of modern Japan
- Subject
-
- Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-
- trueImperialism, Japanese -- History -- 20th century
- trueJapan -- Politics and government -- 1926-
- Emperors -- Japan -- Biography
- true20th century -- 1901 -- 2000
- trueHirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989
- trueJapan -- Rulers
- trueBiographies
- trueMonarchy, Japanese
- trueHistory writing -- Asia | Japan
- Japan -- History -- Shōwa period, 1926-1989
- trueJapan -- History -- Showa period, 1926-1989
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Royalty
- trueWorld War II -- Japan
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. Bix offers the first complete, unvarnished look at the enigmatic leader whose sixty-three-year reign ushered Japan into the modern world. Never before has the full life of this controversial figure been revealed with such clarity and vividness
- Award
-
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2000.
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography, 2000.
- Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, 2001.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2000
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 154521
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bix, Herbert P
- Dewey number
-
- 952.033092
- 920
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Hirohito
- Emperors
- Japan
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Hirohito and the making of modern Japan, Herbert P. Bix
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 689-770) and index
- Control code
- ocm43031388
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xi, 800 p., [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780060193140
- Lccn
- 99089427
- Other physical details
- ill., ports.
- System control number
- (Sirsi) ABY-3860
- Label
- Hirohito and the making of modern Japan, Herbert P. Bix
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 689-770) and index
- Control code
- ocm43031388
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xi, 800 p., [16] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780060193140
- Lccn
- 99089427
- Other physical details
- ill., ports.
- System control number
- (Sirsi) ABY-3860
Subject
- true20th century -- 1901 -- 2000
- trueBiographies
- Emperors -- Japan -- Biography
- Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-
- trueHirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989
- trueHistory writing -- Asia | Japan
- trueImperialism, Japanese -- History -- 20th century
- trueJapan -- History -- Showa period, 1926-1989
- Japan -- History -- Shōwa period, 1926-1989
- trueJapan -- Politics and government -- 1926-
- trueJapan -- Rulers
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Royalty
- trueMonarchy, Japanese
- trueWorld War II -- Japan
Genre
Included in
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Biography Books: 2000
- trueNational Book Critics Circle Award: Biography
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2000
- truePulitzer Prize: General Nonfiction
- trueRoyalty throughout History
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