Drawing on a vast range of sources, from manga comics to MacArthur's report to Congress, this monumental new work by America's foremost historian of modern Japan traces the impact of defeat and reconstruction on every aspect of Japan's national life. Alongside the familiar story of economic resurgence, Dower examines how the nation as a whole reacted to the contradictory experiences of humiliation at the hands of a foreign power and liberation from the demands of a suicidal nationalism. The result is a titanic history, and a landmark book.

Embracing Defeat : Japan in the Aftermath of World War II

History

John W. Dower

Asia

Gardners Books

Discusses the immediate aftermath of WW2. Illuminates how shattering defeat followed by over 6 years of Amer. military occupation affected every level of Japanese society in ways that neither the victor nor the vanquished could anticipate. Vividly portrays the countless ways in which Japanese met the challenge of starting over -- from top-level manipulations concerning the fate of Emperor Hirohito to the hopes, fears, &amp; activities of ordinary men &amp; women in every walk of life. A fascinating portrait of an extraordinary moment in history, when new values warred with old &amp; early ideals of demilitarization &amp; radical reform were soon challenged by the U.S.'s decision to incorporate Japan into the Cold War Pax Americana. National Book Award Winner. Photos.

Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II

Norton, W.W.

Japanese History and Culture from Ancient to Modern Times

Americas

Markus Wiener Pub

Japanese History and Culture from Ancient to Modern Times: Seven Basic Bibliographies

A collection of seven bibliographies on Japanese history and culture from ancient to modern times. It should be useful as a research list, and seeks to include many unusual, elusive and valuable sources.

Timothy S. George

Markus Wiener Publishers

On 6 August 1945, the US government dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. This was the first wartime use of a nuclear weapon, and along with the bombing of Nagasaki three days later, heralded the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II. After the dust had settled, President Truman dispatched military personnel and civilians to photograph the destruction. Nearly seventy years later, Hiroshima: Ground Zero 1945 presents a selection of these once confidential images alongside critical texts. 1,100 photographs were taken, and 865 of them published in the classified report The Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan (1947). Today, 700 of these images are part of the permanent collection at the International Center of Photography. Hiroshima: Ground Zero 1945 is testament to this shameful, haunting episode of the twentieth century and the role of documentary photography within it, and is the latest phase in ICP's ongoing investigation of the unacknowledged histories of photography.

Hiroshima: Ground Zero 1945

Arts & Photography

Adam Harrison Levy

David Monteyne

Photography & Video

Steidl

Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II = Haiboku o dakishimete : Dainiji Taisen go no Nihonjin [Japanese Edition] (Volume # 1)

Iwanam iShoten

《拥抱战败(第二次世界大战后的日本)》是作者约翰·W.道尔对第二次世界大战后结束后的日本的杰出研究。书中大量引用日文材料，并有数十幅精心挑选的档案照片。它是关于长达六年之久的美国对日占领最完整、最重要的历史著作，而这一占领对日本社会的所有层面都产生了深远的影响。它描述了占领期间日本的转变。作者对该时期日本流行文化--歌曲、杂志、广告甚至笑话--的分析极为精彩。作者被称为"美国关于太平洋地区第二次世界大战历史的最重要的历史学家"，他以前所未有的方式展现了西方与东方、胜利者与战败者之间丰富而激烈的相互作用，涉及的层面从操纵裕仁天皇的命运到各阶层的男男女女的希望与恐惧。这本书已经被认为是这个领域内基准性的研究成果。

拥抱战败(第二次世界大战后的日本)

约翰·W·道尔

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