| Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II Library Edition Contributor(s): Dower, John W. (Author), Lewis, Edward (Read by) |
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ISBN: 143324568X ISBN-13: 9781433245688 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $40.46 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: In this illuminating study, Dower explores the ways in which the shattering defeat of the Japanese in WWII, followed by over six years of American military occupation, affected every level of Japanese society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Japan |
| Dewey: 952.04 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 7.4" (0.25 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this illuminating study, Dower explores the ways in which the shattering defeat of the Japanese in World War II, followed by over six years of American military occupation, affected every level of Japanese society. He describes the countless ways in which the Japanese met the challenge of "starting over"--from top-level manipulations concerning the fate of Emperor Hirohito to the hopes, fears, and activities of ordinary men and women in every walk of life. He shows us the intense and turbulent interplay of conqueror and conquered, West and East, in a way no Western historian has done before. This is a fascinating portrait of an extraordinary moment in history, when new values warred with the old, and early ideals of demilitarization and radical reform were soon challenged by the United States' decision to incorporate Japan in the Cold War Pax Americana. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dower, John W.: - John W. Dower is an author, professor, and historian. His book Embracing Defeat won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Bancroft, and the Yamagata Banto Prize. In 2004, he was awarded the Mellon Distinguished Achievement Award, in recognition of his decisive and influential contribution to the study of history. Lewis, Edward: -Edward Lewis (a.k.a. David Hilder) is a stage, film, and television actor. He has narrated unabridged audiobooks for over eighteen years and has recorded more than two hundred titles, spanning works of fiction and nonfiction. |