In this landmark exploration, one of Japan's most widely-read historians looks back over the past 70 years of his country's history. Examining the momentous changes that occurred during Emperor Hirohito's long reign (1926-1989), Irokawa reveals how the changing role of the imperial system affects Japanese life today.
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In this landmark exploration, one of Japan's most widely-read historians looks back over the past 70 years of his country's history. Examining the momentous changes that occurred during Emperor Hirohito's long reign (1926-1989), Irokawa reveals how the changing role of the imperial system affects Japanese life today.
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Very Good. Size: 6x1x9; Hardcover and dust jacket. Price clipped. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Light foxing. Clean, unmarked pages. "Offers a reassessment of Emperor Hirohito's incredible sixty-year reign, spanning the Depression, World War II, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the explosive recovery and growth of postwar Japan."
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good in Very Good, Not Price Clipped jacket. Book Complete number line from 1 to 10; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; remainder line on bottom edge; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; a very good reading copy.
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Very good in very good jacket. 163 pages. Footnotes, index, front DJ flap price clipped. Name of previous owner present. Foreword by Carol Gluck. In this landmark exploration, one of Japan's most widely-read historians looks back over the past 70 years of his country's history. Examining the momentous changes that occurred during Emperor Hirohito's long reign (1926-1989), Irokawa reveals how the changing role of the imperial system affects Japanese life today. With the death of Emperor Hirohito in 1989, the so-called Showa era in Japanese history came to an end. With access to documents and source material previously unavailable, the history of Showa--not just its triumphs, but its many failures as well--could be written.
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