Peter K. Frost

Nation Building in Japan, 1945-1952

The Allied Occupation and the US-Japan Alliance. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,4 cm / 15,6 cm / 0,8 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9781032470344
71,70 €
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144 Seiten
Juli 2025
Routledge

This book 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 to surrender before being invaded.

Peter K. Frost is the Frederick L. Schuman Professor of International Studies Emeritus at Williams College, USA

PROLOGUE 1. FROM WAR TO SURRENDER 2. THE OCCUPATION ARRIVES 3. A BATTERED NATION 4. PUNISHMENTS 5. KEY REFORMS 6. THE OCCUPATION CHANGES 7. AFTERMATH: JUDGING SUCCESS EPILOGUE: NATION BUILDING APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPY ENDNOTES