Hirohito /

Severns, Karen.

Hirohito / by Karen Severns ; [introductory essay on leadership, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.]. - New York : Chelsea House, c1988. - 112 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - World leaders past & present .

Cover title: Hirohito. Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 108.

A biography of the Japanese emperor who, following World War II, approved a constitution that changed his role from divine ruler to "symbol of the state" with political control going to elected representatives.

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Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989 --Juvenile literature.
Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989.


Emperors--Japan--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Kings, queens, rulers, etc.


Japan--History--Showa period, 1926-1989--Juvenile literature.
Japan--History--Showa period, 1926-1989

YA DS 889.8 / .S37 1988

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