History of contemporary Japan, 1945-1998 / edited with an introduction by Edward R. Beauchamp.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beauchamp, Edward R., 1933-

Class of 1939 Fund.

Series:

Dimensions of contemporary Japan ; 1.

Dimensions of contemporary Japan ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--History--1945-.

Japan.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Garland Publishing, 1998.

Summary:

This is volume 1 of a six-volume study of the history of contemporary Japan. Written by leading academicians, 20 essays discuss the broad historical context in which to study Japan's postwar experience, the dynamics of the surrender decision, the Occupation's significance, the traditional and revisionist view of the American democratization policy in the early post-war years, and other postwar issues. They also cover the unraveling of Japan's prominent economic power in the recent past, the failure of Japanese political reform, and the Japanese inability to conclude a closure on the ghosts of World War II.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1939 Fund.

ISBN:

0815327285

OCLC:

40339989