Postwar Japan as History

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	Postwar Japan as History
	by Andrew Gordon Sales Rank: 277367	~~List Price: $28.95~~ $26.06 At Amazon on 6-21-2008.

*Features* Cover Type: Paperback with 563 pages Published by: University of California Press October 20, 1993 Written in: English ISBN 10 Number: 0520074750 ISBN 13 Number: 978-0520074750 Book Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches Weighs: 8.8 ounces *Product Description* 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. *About The Author* Andrew Gordon is Professor of History at Duke University. His latest book, Labor and Imperial Democracy in Prewar Japan (California, 1990), won the John K. Fairbank Prize of the American Historical Association. *Reader Reviews* I read this book in a graduate class. So I didn't touch all bits of it. But judging from what I read, this book worths your time, I think. 1. Writers are well-known figures in their own field. So, unlike other edited materials, the quality of each article is superb. 2. As the title implies, this book was intended to provide the viewpoint to overview postwar Japan as an entity, upto 80s. 3. The subjects, covered in this fat book (500 pages), vary from economy, mass culture, urban lifestyle to political practice. If you expect some in-depth specilized material, this is not your choice. But if you want to get some starting point, this is yours. Comment \| \| (Report this) Back To Top
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