“The Japanese Emperor, being divine, is more than the head of the state. He is the state. Sovereignty is believed by the orthodox to reside actually in the person of the Emperor, not in any organ of government.”
Gunther’s virtual "Who is Who" in Asia, from Tel Aviv to Tokyo, published on the eve of WW2.
Author: John Gunther
Title: Inside Asia
Edition: No edition remarks
Published: New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1939
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 599p
Condition: Good condition dust jacket with chipping, edge wear, and rubbing to surfaces—in new protector. Boards and spine clean with edge wear, bumping to corners, and crushing at spine ends. Binding solid and square. Pages tanned. Stains on fore-edge. Vintage newspaper article on Indian pasted in the back of text-block.
Comments: Unique copy
