Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan is a book by Herbert P. Bix covering the reign of Emperor Shōwa of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989. It won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
Much of the information in the book was uncovered by Japanese people who worked with Bix, but publishing companies and press in Japan at the time chose not to reveal the information. Bix stated that he did not want the book to be used as a weapon against the Japanese people.
References
- "Pulitzer Prize Winners: General Nonfiction" (web). pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- French, Howard W. (2000-09-12). "ARTS ABROAD; Out From the Shadows of the Imperial Mystique". New York Times.
External links
- Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan at Open Library
- Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan at Google Books
- Presentation by Bix on Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan, September 15, 2000
- Booknotes interview with Bix on Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan, September 2, 2001
- "A Conversation with Herbert Bix". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 2001-10-25.
- ISBN 978-0-06-019314-0
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