Post war history since 1945 after world war ii had ended, japan was devastated. Many books on japans history are encyclopedic in nature and have so. Japans catapult to world economic power has inspired many studies by social scientists, but few have looked at the 45 years of postwar japan. Japan s postwar history is the only book that provides an integrated analysis of japan s social, political, and economic history from 1932 until the present day. Allinson has substantially updated his work for a second edition that takes japan from the bursting of the economic bubble through the long recession of the 1990s and up to 2003. Postwar japan as history by andrew gordon paperback. History of economic and social history in japan ver3. As seen in uchidas case, the historical origins of economic and social history in japan are found in two separate disciplines. 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. Its publication not only gives us a fine teaching tool, but also provides a useful summary of the progress in the field of postwar japanese history.
As the 70th anniversary of japans 1945 surrender in world war ii approaches, we need to think of the meaning of our postwar history together with the path that the nation must follow from now. 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. Historical dictionary of postwar japan ebook, 2011. Japans postwar economy developed from the remnants of an industrial infrastructure that suffered widespread destruction during world war ii. Japans postwar drive to achieve economic supremacy cannot be sepa rated from. Download pdf japan s postwar history book full free. Request an exam or desk copy recommend to your library pdf. Japan s postwar development, the potential threat of global competition provided sufficient incentives for productivity growth as japanese industries looked for export markets. The last days of the twentieth century witnessed an explosion of memoration and an. Interpreting article 9 created hurdles for japan s postwar leaders. Revisiting the history of postwar japan soas research online. Japans catapult to world economic power has inspired many studies by social scientists. Underlying factors and strategies for the growth introduction japan s reconstruction of its nation to become the great economic power in less than forty years after the defeat of world war ii has been a somewhat remarkable exception in modern economic history.
Harry harootunian japans long postwar duke university press. Before the defeat in 1945, all of japan s strength. Japans postwar development, the potential threat of global competition provided. One was a traditional field of historical learning, which had been under the influence of the confucian school of evidential research studies kaozheng xue in chinese, and kosho gaku in japanese introduced. Japan s postwar history available for download and read online in other formats. The contributors to this book seek to offer such a view. Diet debates over defense policy were contentious, with legislators often disagreeing on how to interpret article 9. As they examine three related themes of postwar history, the authors describe an. All the large cities with the exception of kyoto, the industries and the transportation networks were severely damaged.
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