The Yamato Dynasty: The Secret History of Japan's Imperial Family 0767904966, 9780767904964

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•THE SECRET HISTORY OF >JAPAN'S IMPERIAL FAMILY

MARIN CP.UNTY,FREE LIBRARY

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In this authoritative biography. Sterling Seagr«"i> e,

bestselling author of The Soomj Dvnastw

and Peggy Seagrave bring to light the uneasy historv of the Yamato Dvnastv, from Hmperor Meiji in 1852 to the present day. Revealed here for the

first

time

is

looting operation,

("Golden

Lily")

the

of the Japanese

full scale

code-named Kin No Yuri

—which systematically

re-

moved billions of dollars' worth of gold, platinum, diamonds, art, religious artifacts, and other treasures from a dozen occupied countries

during World War

II

—and the

fate

of

these hidden assets after 1945.

Drawing on decades of research, the Seaiiraves reveal Golden Lilv and other secrets of the family's long reign, such as the police state resulting from the Meiji restoration; the folly that led to Japan's 1920s

economic

crash; the

greed that forced hundreds of thousands of working-class girls into prostitution; the devastating effects of the Meiji

dogma, which

serts that the imperial family

scent

and

Shinto

infallible;

The Yamato Dynasty

formed

of divine de-

and how mcmey

—became the

Among the most

is

as-

state religion

—not

of Japan.

important revelations in is

how Japan

itself since World War II.

has transAfter the war,

was so dismal it seemed the nation might never recover from bankruptcy and 'WA\. broadwaybooks.com

Parade

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—

"The Seagraves have uncovered one

of the biggest

secrets of the twentieth century." Iris

Chang, author oiDfieCRape ofy^an^in^

"TheYamato Dynasty

.

.

.

cannot

fail

to have a lasting impact

upon

Japanese national politics, the way the Japanese view themselves,

and the wav the rest of the world views them." iDonoon (uunaau

''[TheYamato Dynasty] unveils

war

ing secrets of the

some of the most endur-

in the Pacific

is

"An

incisive

biography

.

.

.

contains

political thriller: family squabbles,

duplicity and murder.

— —and

It

.

.

with a reality

—

all

CBusiness C^^e

the elements of a

power

struggles,

involves a huge pile of treasure f

bullion

worth

billions stashed all over the

secret operations to retrieve

it's all

true."

US

$27.50

it.

And

world

best of

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$43.00

CAN

ISBN 0-7679-0496-6

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both shocking and absorbing."

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