''Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan'' is a book by
Herbert P. Bix covering the reign of Emperor
Hirohito
Emperor , commonly known in English-speaking countries by his personal name , was the 124th emperor of Japan, ruling from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kōjun, had two sons and five daughters; he was ...
of Japan from
1926 until his death in 1989. It won the 2001
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are awarded annually for the "Letters, Drama, and Music" category. The award is given to a nonfiction book written by an American author and published duri ...
.
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.
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External links
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''Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan'' at Google BooksPresentation 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
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2000 non-fiction books
History books about Japan
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction-winning works
Hirohito
Shōwa period
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