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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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History, National Book Award Winner, award:national_book_award=1999, award:national_book_award=nonfiction, 1945-1949, Condiciones sociales, Politieke hervormingen, Relations interculturelles, Démocratie, Histoire, Sociale hervormingen, Gevolgen, Seconde Guerre mondiale (1939-1945), Bezettingen, Tweede Wereldoorlog, Occupation américaine, Japan, history, allied occupation, 1945-1952, Japan, history, Japan, civilization, Japan, social conditionsPlaces
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Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
Aug 01, 2012, Blackstone Audio
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Haiboku o dakishimete: Dainiji Taisengo no Nihonjin
2004, Iwanami Shoten
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Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
2000, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
June 2000, W. W. Norton & Company
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Embracing Defeat
January 2000, Blackstone Audiobooks
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Embracing defeat: Japan in the wake of World War II
1999, W.W. Norton & Co., W.W. Norton & Co./New Press
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Embracing defeat: Japan in the wake of World War II
1999, W.W. Norton & Co.
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