Herbert P. Bix
Herbert P. Bix | |
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| Born | 1938 (age 85–86) Boston,Massachusetts,U.S. |
| Education | University of Massachusetts Amherst Harvard University(PhD) |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Notable work | Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan(2000) |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction(2001) |
Herbert P. Bix(born 1938)[1]is an American historian. He wroteHirohito and the Making of Modern Japan,an account of theJapanese Emperorand the events which shaped modernJapanese imperialism,which won thePulitzer Prize for General Nonfictionin 2001.
Bix was born inBostonand attended theUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst.[1]He earned thePhDinhistoryandFar Easternlanguages fromHarvard University.He was a founding member of theCommittee of Concerned Asian Scholars.For several decades, he has written about modern and contemporary Japanese history in theUnited StatesandJapan.
He has taught at many universities, includingHosei Universityin Japan in the years 1986 through 1990,[2]andHitotsubashi Universityin 2001.[1]As of 2013, he is Professor Emeritus in History and Sociology atBinghamton University.[3]
His bookPeasant Protest in Japan, 1590–1884was hailed as 'a sensitive rendering of the actions of great masses of people' and a superior 'Marxist history'.[4]
Selected works
[edit]- Peasant Protest in Japan, 1590–1884.New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1986.
- "Hiroshima in History and Memory: A Symposium, Japan's Delayed Surrender: A Reinterpretation."Diplomatic History19, no. 2 (1995): pp. 197–225.
- Remembering the Nanking Massacre
- Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan.HarperCollins, 2000.
References
[edit]- ^abc "The 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winners: General Nonfiction".The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- ^Boscaro, Adriana; Gatti, Franco; Raveri, Massimo (1990).Rethinking Japan: Social sciences, ideology & thought.ISBN9780904404791.
- ^Herbert P. Bix: Professor (Joint with Sociology) "Archived2014-11-01 at theWayback Machine.Department of History. Binghamton University. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- ^Goldstone, Jack A. (1987)."Review of Peasant Protest in Japan, 1590-1884".Theory and Society.16(5): 771–774.doi:10.1007/BF00133395.ISSN0304-2421.JSTOR657682.S2CID189891365.
External links
[edit]- Bix: Hirohito decision led to later problems
- French, Howard W. (2000-09-12)."ARTS ABROAD; Out From the Shadows of the Imperial Mystique".New York Times.- review ofHirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
- "A Conversation with Herbert Bix".HarperCollins.Archived fromthe originalon 2001-10-25.
- AppearancesonC-SPAN
- Herbert P. BixatLibrary of Congress,with 4 library catalog records
- Herbert Bix and his Hirohito: On the Use and Misuse of SourcesArchived2016-04-30 at theWayback MachineGeorge Akita, The Asiatic Society of Japan, 2003-11-03
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