Hirohito
By: by Karen Severns ; [introductory essay on leadership, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.].
Series: World leaders past & present
Publisher: Chelsea House
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-  -- Juvenile literature.; Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-; Emperors -- Japan -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Kings, queens, rulers, etc.; Japan -- History -- Shōwa period, 1926-1989 -- Juvenile literature.; Japan -- History -- Shōwa period, 1926-1989.
Other titles: Hirohito.
Description:  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.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 108.
Cover title: Hirohito.
Includes index.