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Hirohito and war : imperial tradition and military decision making in prewar Japan /
The debate over Emperor Hirohito's accountability for government decisions and military operations up to the end of the World War II began before the end of the war and has continued even after his death. This book documents this controversy while providing insights into the Showa emperor'...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Honolulu, Hawaii :
University of Hawai'i Press,
©1998.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The debate over Emperor Hirohito's accountability for government decisions and military operations up to the end of the World War II began before the end of the war and has continued even after his death. This book documents this controversy while providing insights into the Showa emperor's role in military planning in imperial Japan. It argues that Hirohito both knew of and participated in such planning and offers evidence that he was informed well in advance of the planned attack on Pearl Harbor. Using Japanese primary sources, this text aims to show that Hirohito's participation in the decision-making process was entirely consistent with his intellectual background and his passionate belief in the significance of the imperial tradition for the Japanese polity (kokutai) in prewar Japan. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 294 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585327599 9780585327594 9780824862855 0824862856 |