Description |
1 online resource (xii, 249 pages) |
Series |
The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series |
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Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series.
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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 |
Summary |
"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 |
Analysis |
Monarchs |
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Japan |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989.
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SUBJECT |
Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989 fast |
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Hirohito (empereur Shōwa ; 1901-1989) -- Biographies. ram |
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HISTORY.
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Politics and government
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Biografias de politicos.
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Politica (asia)
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SUBJECT |
Japan -- Politics and government -- 1926-1989. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069555
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Subject |
Japan
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Japon -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1926-1989.
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Japon -- 1926-1989 (Ère Shōwa)
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
0585447349 |
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9780585447346 |
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0203404823 |
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9780203404829 |
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9780415032032 |
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0415032032 |
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9786610323784 |
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661032378X |
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