Andrew Gordon, editor
Postwar Japan as History
$31.95, £21.95 paperback
9780520074750
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563 pages
October 1993, Available worldwide
October 1993, Available worldwide
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.
"Excellent studies. They are all well pitched to the scholar . . . desiring a concise overview of serious questions for recent Japanese history."—Michael A. Barnhart, Journal of Asian Studies
"Its essays will continue to be staple fare for those working in the field for many years to come."—Janet Hunter, Japan Forum
"Deserves close reading by anyone seeking insights into post-1945 Japanese developments."—Choice
"A truly excellent book."—James R. Bartholomew, Journal of Japanese Studies
"Its essays will continue to be staple fare for those working in the field for many years to come."—Janet Hunter, Japan Forum
"Deserves close reading by anyone seeking insights into post-1945 Japanese developments."—Choice
"A truly excellent book."—James R. Bartholomew, Journal of Japanese Studies
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Japan's Position in the World System, Bruce Cumings
The Past in the Present, Carol Gluck
Defining Growth: Debates on Economic Strategies, Laura E. Hein
The Structure and Transformation of Conservative Rule, Gary D. Allinson
Negotiating Social Contracts, Sheldon Garon and Mike Mochizuki
Dialectics of Economic Growth, National Power, and Distributive Struggles Koji Taira
Finding a Place in Metropolitan Japan: Transpositions of Everyday Life, William Kelly
Formations of Mass Culture, Marilyn Ivy
Consuming and Saving, Charles Yuji Horioka
The Death of "Good Wife, Wise Mother", Kathleen S. Uno
Unplaced Persons and Movements for Place, Frank K. Upham
Altered States: The Body Politics of "Being Woman", Sandra Buckley
Contests for the Workplace, Andrew Gordon
Intellectuals and Politics, J. Victor Koschmann
The Dynamics of Political Opposition, James W. White
Japan's Position in the World System, Bruce Cumings
The Past in the Present, Carol Gluck
Defining Growth: Debates on Economic Strategies, Laura E. Hein
The Structure and Transformation of Conservative Rule, Gary D. Allinson
Negotiating Social Contracts, Sheldon Garon and Mike Mochizuki
Dialectics of Economic Growth, National Power, and Distributive Struggles Koji Taira
Finding a Place in Metropolitan Japan: Transpositions of Everyday Life, William Kelly
Formations of Mass Culture, Marilyn Ivy
Consuming and Saving, Charles Yuji Horioka
The Death of "Good Wife, Wise Mother", Kathleen S. Uno
Unplaced Persons and Movements for Place, Frank K. Upham
Altered States: The Body Politics of "Being Woman", Sandra Buckley
Contests for the Workplace, Andrew Gordon
Intellectuals and Politics, J. Victor Koschmann
The Dynamics of Political Opposition, James W. White
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