Hirohito: Behind the Myth
Hirohito: Behind the Myth
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Edward Behr reexamines the long reign of Emperor Hirohito and challenges the postwar image of a passive monarch controlled entirely by Japan’s military leadership. Hirohito: Behind the Myth follows the emperor through imperial expansion, the Pacific War, surrender, occupation, and the political decisions that preserved the throne. Using interviews and historical evidence available after Hirohito’s death, Behr argues for a more active and contested understanding of the emperor’s responsibility, influence, and carefully reconstructed public identity.
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