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Embracing Defeat - Japan In The Wake Of World War II

by John W. Dower
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Insightful exploration of post-war Japan's transformation.

If you're fascinated by history and cultural shifts, "Embracing Defeat" is more than just a history book. John W. Dower's work allows you to witness Japan's incredible metamorphosis post-WWII through the eyes of its own people. The immersive detail and compelling narrative don't just recount events; they help you understand the profound impact of defeat and occupation on a once imperial nation. This book might change the way you view both history and the powers of influence and adaptation.

  • Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (2000)
  • National Book Award for Non-Fiction (1999)
  • Bancroft Prize (2000)
  • Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award (2000)
  • Mark Lynton History Prize (2000)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History (1999)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for General Nonfiction (1999)
  • Kiriyama Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (1999)
  • John K. Fairbank Prize (1999)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Embracing Defeat - Japan In The Wake Of World War II

by John W. Dower
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ISBN: 9780393046861
Author: John W. Dower
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Date of Publication: 1999-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Politics, History
Related Topics: History, Asia, Politics, War, Historical, World War II
Goodreads rating: 4.14
(rated by 4606 readers)

Description

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the 1999 National Book Award for Nonfiction, finalist for the Lionel Gelber Prize and the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize, Embracing Defeat is John W. Dower's brilliant examination of Japan in the immediate, shattering aftermath of World War II. Drawing on a vast range of Japanese sources and illustrated with dozens of astonishing documentary photographs, Embracing Defeat is the fullest and most important history of the more than six years of American occupation, which affected every level of Japanese society, often in ways neither side could anticipate. Dower, whom Stephen E. Ambrose has called "America's foremost historian of the Second World War in the Pacific," gives us the rich and turbulent interplay between West and East, the victor and the vanquished, in a way never before attempted, from top-level manipulations concerning the fate of Emperor Hirohito to the hopes and fears of men and women in every walk of life. Already regarded as the benchmark in its field, Embracing Defeat is a work of colossal scholarship and history of the very first order. John W. Dower is the Elting E. Morison Professor of History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for War Without Mercy .
 

Insightful exploration of post-war Japan's transformation.

If you're fascinated by history and cultural shifts, "Embracing Defeat" is more than just a history book. John W. Dower's work allows you to witness Japan's incredible metamorphosis post-WWII through the eyes of its own people. The immersive detail and compelling narrative don't just recount events; they help you understand the profound impact of defeat and occupation on a once imperial nation. This book might change the way you view both history and the powers of influence and adaptation.

  • Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (2000)
  • National Book Award for Non-Fiction (1999)
  • Bancroft Prize (2000)
  • Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award (2000)
  • Mark Lynton History Prize (2000)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History (1999)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for General Nonfiction (1999)
  • Kiriyama Prize Nominee for Nonfiction (1999)
  • John K. Fairbank Prize (1999)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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