Postwar Japan As History

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: University Of California Press
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 1993
Edition: First Edition

Description: 496 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers 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.

ISBN: 9780520074750