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A review by adikulk93
Hirohito And The Making Of Modern Japan by Herbert P. Bix
2.0
When Clint Eastwood made a film on the Battle of Iwo Jima, he made it from both the Japanese and American perspectives. He ensured that the balance was maintained and handled a sensitive topic with excellent maturity and I really loved that! Actually, it was the movie Letters from Iwo Jima which prompted me to try and read more about Japan in WWII and how the nation emerged from the ashes of the war to become the world's third-largest economy.
That's why I picked this book but I found it to be a disappointment. The author lacked the balance that made Clint Eastwood stand out from the crowd. Overall book is pretty much biased to the American POV and there's very little about "The Making of Modern Japan" in the book. I'm not surprised that this book won a Pulitzer. It is written by an American and caters to the American view point. Not worth reading if you are trying to learn about Japan.
That's why I picked this book but I found it to be a disappointment. The author lacked the balance that made Clint Eastwood stand out from the crowd. Overall book is pretty much biased to the American POV and there's very little about "The Making of Modern Japan" in the book. I'm not surprised that this book won a Pulitzer. It is written by an American and caters to the American view point. Not worth reading if you are trying to learn about Japan.