In the Realm of a Dying Emperor by Norma Field

In the Realm of a Dying Emperor

Norma Field

304 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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When the Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, Japanese newspapers had to use a special, exalted word to refer to his death, and had to depict his life uncritically, as one beginning in turbulence but ending in magnificent accomplishment. To do otherwise...

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