Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan by Herbert P. Bix

Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan by Herbert P. Bix is a study of Emperor Hirohito and of Japan's transformation into a modern state.

The book places the emperor at the centre of Japan's modern history, from the country's emergence as a modern power through war and into its post-war rebuilding. It considers how monarchy, politics and war were connected in twentieth-century Japan, and how the figure of the emperor shaped, and was shaped by, the changes around him.

What readers will explore:

• Hirohito and the Japanese monarchy in the twentieth century
• Japan's rise as a modern power
• War, defeat and the remaking of Japan
• The relationship between emperor, state and society

Who this book is for: Readers interested in Japanese history, the Second World War in Asia, and the politics of monarchy and modernisation.

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