Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 John Dower’s Pullitzer Prize-winning book on the reconstruction of Japan after WWII, both culturally,politically and economically. For a martial culture like Japan to admit defeat, agree to rewrite its Constitution and restructure its political system was quite extraordinary, as was the neutering of the position of Emperor and its replacement by a democratic system. This book describes these and other societal challenges in detail, and how the Occupying forces, mostly American, handled the situation, and pointed the Japanese in a new direction. A fascinating look at a demoralized and devastated culture, and how it dragged itself back up by its bootstraps after a catastrophic defeat. Highly recommended. This 2000 Trade Paperback is in good condition, with no internal markings apart from a personal dedication on the flyleaf, and a cover with minor wear.
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Type: History
Era: 1940s
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Intended Audience: Adults
Book Title: Embracing Defeat : Japan in the Wake of World War II
Number of Pages: 688 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Topic: Asia / Japan, Sociology / General
Publication Year: 2000
Item Height: 1.3 in
Illustrator: Yes
Features: Reprint
Genre: Social Science, History
Item Weight: 30 oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: John W. Dower
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
