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Hirohito : the emperor and the man / Edwin P. Hoyt

Hirohito : the emperor and the man / Edwin P. Hoyt Hardcover - 1992

by Hoyt, Edwin P. (Edwin Palmer) (1923-2005)

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New York : Praeger, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 214 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index. Subjects: Hirohito Emperor of Japan 1901-1989. Hirohito empereur du Japon 1901-. Hirohito Emperor of Japan 1901-1989. Sh wa keizer van Japan 1901-1989. Hirohito (Japan, Kaiser). Hirohito Emperor of Japan. Japan. Sovereign. 1926-1989 Emperors Japan ; Biography. Empereurs Japon ; Biographies. Emperors. Japan History Sh wa period, 1926-1989. Japan History Showa period, 1926-1989. Japon Histoire 1926-1989 (�re Sh wa) Japan. Japan History Sheowa period, 1926-1989. Japan History Sh wa period, 1926-1989 Japan Emperors Biography. Monarchs Japan
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  • Title Hirohito : the emperor and the man / Edwin P. Hoyt
  • Author Hoyt, Edwin P. (Edwin Palmer) (1923-2005)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 232
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher New York : Praeger, New York, New York, U. S. A.
  • Date 1992
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 392100
  • ISBN 9780275940690 / 0275940691
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.4 x 1 in (23.88 x 16.26 x 2.54 cm)
  • Reading level 1180
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Hirohito, Emperors - Japan - Biography
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 91004189
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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The wall of secrecy that surrounds the Imperial Palace in Tokyo is so dense that it makes the regulations of M15 look like the covenants of an open marriage contract.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 03/15/1992, Page 1333
  • Library Journal, 03/01/1992, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/23/1992, Page 0

About the author

EDWIN P. HOYT's credentials include associate editor of Collier's, war correspondent for United Press, and producer-director-writer for CBS News TV. For more than thirty years he has been a freelance writer, producing critically acclaimed works of military history.

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