Nation building in Japan, 1945-1952 : the Allied occupation and the US-Japan alliance / Peter K. Frost.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frost, Peter K., author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nation-building--Japan--History--20th century.

Nation-building.

Nation-building--United States--History--20th century.

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

Japan.

Japan--Relations--United States.

United States--Relations--Japan.

United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 129 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Allied occupation and the US-Japan alliance

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.

Summary:

"This book analyzes the Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952). It begins by explaining why Japan spent roughly fifty years building its own colonial system and declaring war on China and the Western Allies, only to decide after military defeats, two atomic bombings and the Soviet declaration of war, to surrender before being invaded. It goes on to describe the controversial issues surrounding the conduct of the Occupation forces, the largely American reform proposals and the shifts in policy as the Cold War developed. Particular emphasis is placed on women's issues, the Japanese and American reactions to President Truman's decision to fire General Douglas MacArthur, the tensions surrounding the requirement that the Japanese allow US military bases to stay in Japan and the still ongoing debate over the American decision to drop two atomic bombs on Japan. Despite all this, the book concludes that particularly when compared with later Allied nation building efforts in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq and the current state of US politics, the Occupation experience was, on the whole, a relatively positive one for both the Japanese and the US-Japan alliance"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

From war to surrender

The occupation arrives

A battered nation

Punishments

Key reforms

The occupation changes

Aftermath : judging success

Nation building.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Frost, Peter K. Nation building in Japan, 1945-1952

ISBN:

9781032470337

103247033X

9781032470344

1032470348

OCLC:

1401654683

Publisher Number:

99996452072