Emperor Hirohito and Shōwa Japan : a political biography

Emperor Hirohito and Shōwa Japan : a political biography / Stephen S. Large.

"At last a sound, readable, well-researched and balanced book about the late Emperor has been produced ... It should be a standard work for all students of the Showa period"--Sir Hugh Cortazzi

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Large, Stephen S.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Series:	Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series.
Subjects:	Hirohito, > Emperor of Japan, > 1901-1989. Hirohito, > Emperor of Japan, > 1901-1989 Hirohito > (empereur Shōwa ; > 1901-1989) > Biographies. 1926-1989 HISTORY. Politics and government Biografias de politicos. Politica (asia) Japan > Politics and government > 1926-1989. Japan Japon > Politique et gouvernement > 1926-1989. Japon > 1926-1989 (Ère Shōwa)
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
The making of the Shōwa Emperor
Japanese aggression and the limits of imperial influence, 1926-1933
The challenge of Shōwa Restoration radicalism, 1931-1937
The Emperor and war, 1937-1940
World war and the imperial will, 1941-1945
The Emperor and the Occupation, 1945-1952
The politics of imperial symbolism, 1952-1970
The Emperor and the imperial institution in late Shōwa Japan, 1970-1989
Conclusion.