Pitfall or panacea : the irony of US power in occupied Japan 1945-1952 / Yoneyuki Sugita.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sugita, Yoneyuki, 1962-

Series:

East Asia (New York, N.Y.)

East Asia: history, politics, sociology, culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The main purpose of this book is to shed light on the limitations of the American hegemony in occupied Japan. Previous studies share the assumption that the United States was in a near-monopoly position to shape the postwar development in Japan as well as in the Asia-Pacific region. The book goes on to modify the prevailing view that American hegemony not only eroded under its own weight, but was never absolute in any case. Japan, a former enemy, eventually became America's main regional ally in the Asia-Pacific region.

Contents:

Setting the stage : the demilitarization and democratization of Japan

Shift in American occupation policies

The road to economic stability

Japan's security

Impact of the Korean War on Us policy toward Asia

The Dulles-Yoshida negotiations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-213) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-135-93773-7

1-135-93774-5

0-429-23402-3

1-280-17920-1

0-203-50667-7

9780429234026

OCLC:

252706327