An edition of Embracing Defeat (1999)

Embracing Defeat

Japan in the Wake of World War II

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An edition of Embracing Defeat (1999)

Embracing Defeat

Japan in the Wake of World War II

  • 4.3 (3 ratings) ·
  • 64 Want to read
  • 4 Have read

John Dower, distinguished historian of modern Japan, casts his eye on the immediate aftermath of World War II. Drawing on a vast range of Japanese sources, this new study illuminates how shattering defeat followed by over six years of American military occupation affected every level of Japanese society in ways that neither the victor nor the vanquished could anticipate.

The great achievement of Embracing Defeat lies in its vivid portrayal of the countless ways in which the Japanese met the challenge of "starting over" - from top-level manipulations concerning the fate of Emperor Hirohito to the hopes, fears, and activities of ordinary men and women in every walk of life.

This is a fascinating portrait of an extraordinary moment in history, when new values warred with old and early ideals of demilitarization and radical reform were soon challenged by the United States's decision to incorporate Japan into the Cold War Pax Americana.

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Cover of: Embracing Defeat
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
Aug 01, 2012, Blackstone Audio
audio cd
Cover of: Haiboku o dakishimete
Haiboku o dakishimete: Dainiji Taisengo no Nihonjin
2004, Iwanami Shoten
in Japanese - Zōhoban
Cover of: Embracing Defeat
Embracing Defeat
January 2000, Blackstone Audiobooks
Audio cassette in English - Unabridged edition
Cover of: Embracing Defeat
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
2000, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
in English
Cover of: Embracing Defeat
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
June 2000, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
Cover of: Embracing Defeat
Embracing Defeat
August 3, 2000, Penguin Books Ltd
Cover of: Embracing Defeat
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
June 2000, W. W. Norton & Company
in English
Cover of: Embracing defeat
Embracing defeat: Japan in the wake of World War II
1999, W.W. Norton & Co., W.W. Norton & Co./New Press
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Embracing defeat
Embracing defeat: Japan in the wake of World War II
1999, W.W. Norton & Co.
in English

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First Sentence

"It was August 15, 1945, shortly before noon."

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Library of Congress
DS889.D69 2000

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OL7453684M
ISBN 10
0393320278
ISBN 13
9780393320275
Library Thing
46661
Goodreads
273197

First Sentence

"It was August 15, 1945, shortly before noon."

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