Showa: The Age of Hirohito - Hardcover
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A biography of the Japanese emperor who began as a divine ruler, but accepted his postwar role as "symbol of the state"
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Grade 6-12-- Modern Japanese history is treated here using the Showa Emperor (Hirohito) as the focal point. The Hooblers commence with a precis of the opening of Japan by Perry and a brief sketch of the traditional Japanese imperial system and its transformation under the Meiji Emperor, Hirohito's grandfather. When Hirohito himself appears on the scene in 1901, readers are given an extremely balanced and carefully documented history of modern Japan along with his life story. It is as intimate as a portrait of this ruler can be, given his sequestered life and the secrecy of the Imperial Household Agency. The Hooblers point out the limitations of all biographies of this subject as the Japanese government has not and probably never will release Hirohito's diaries. This is a real crux considering that the most burning question of Hirohito's reign is exactly how involved he was in the military decisions and atrocities perpetrated in his name. Adult biographers have, until recently, tended to exonerate and absolve. This is a more balanced and documented approach, drawn from standard sources, all scrupulously listed in the bibliography and noted in the text. The result is an open-ended answer, yet the only possible fair one with the actual facts in hand. All is told economically with an eye for telling detail and with a fluid, absorbing style. There are errors, most notably using the term gata (a Tibetan scarf) for geta (Japanese wooden sandals). --John Philbrook, San Francisco Public Library
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- PublisherWalker & Co
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0802769667
- ISBN 13 9780802769664
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages176
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Showa: The Age of Hirohito
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ISBN 10: 0802769667
ISBN 13: 9780802769664
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good. Ex-lib. w/ usual indicia, DJ taped to boards; square, binding firm, interior clean and unmarked except for lib. stamp bottom of one page edge. History of the Age of Hirohito, the 124th Emperor of Japan and ruler during WWII. xii, 176pp inc. Index; ; illustrated in b/w photos throughout, map. 176 p. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 025932
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.02. Seller Inventory # G0802769667I5N10
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Showa: the age of Hirohito
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ISBN 10: 0802769667
ISBN 13: 9780802769664
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Biography of the 124th emperor of Japan, b.1901, and history of the Showa period, 1926-1989, for young readers. Seller Inventory # 1448
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Showa; The Age of Hirohito
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Printing [Stated]. xii, [2], 176, [2] pages. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. DJ has a corner clipped, but price corner is present. "With Compliments of the Author" slip laid in. Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler, a married couple who have written numerous books together, were drawn to this story of great writers inspiring each other collaboratively. Their most recent novel, In Darkness, Death, won a 2005 Edgar Award. The Showa period ("period of enlightened peace/harmony" or "period of radiant Japan"), or Showa era, refers to the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Showa Emperor, Hirohito, from December 25, 1926 until his death on January 7, 1989. The Showa period was longer than the reign of any previous Japanese emperor. During the pre-1945 period, Japan moved into political totalitarianism, ultranationalism and fascism culminating in Japan's invasion of China in 1937. This was part of an overall global period of social upheavals and conflicts such as the Great Depression and the Second World War. Defeat in the Second World War brought about radical change to Japan. For the first and only time in its history, Japan was occupied by foreign powers; this occupation lasted seven years. Allied occupation brought forth sweeping democratic reforms. It led to the end of the emperor's status as a living god and the transformation of Japan into a democracy with a constitutional monarch. In 1952, with the Treaty of San Francisco, Japan became a sovereign nation once more. The post-war Sh wa period also led to the Japanese economic miracle. In these ways, the pre-1945 and post-war periods regard completely different states: the pre-1945 Sh wa period (1926-1945) concerns the Empire of Japan, while post-1945 Sh wa period (1945-1989) was a part of the State of Japan. Seller Inventory # 72938
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