Postwar Japan as history / edited by Andrew Gordon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gordon, Andrew, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--History--1945-.

Japan.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 496 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [1992]

Summary:

Japan's catapult to world economic power has inspired many studies by social scientists, but few have looked at the 45 years of postwar Japan through the lens of history. The contributors to this book seek to offer such a view. As they examine three related themes of postwar history, the authors describe an ongoing historical process marked by unexpected changes, such as Japan's extraordinary economic growth, and unanticipated continuities, such as the endurance of conservative rule. A provocative set of interpretative essays by eminent scholars, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the history of twentieth-century Japan and the dilemmas facing Japan today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-480) and index.

ISBN:

0520074742

0520074750

OCLC:

59953775