Herbert P. Bix

Herbert P. Bix is the author of Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan, an acclaimed account of the Japanese Emperor and the events which shaped modern Japanese imperialism.

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Bix got his Ph.D. in history and Far Eastern language from Harvard University. For several decades, he has written about modern and contemporary Japanese history in the United States and Japan.

Related Topics:
Ph.D. - History - Far Eastern - Harvard University - Modern - Contemporary - United States - Japan

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He has taught at many universities and is a professor of history and sociology at Binghamton University. Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001.

Related Topics:
History - Sociology - Binghamton University - Hirohito - Pulitzer Prize - 2001

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