270 Pages
by
Routledge
270 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
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Routledge
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It has been fifty years since Japan admitted defeat and accepted the terms of the Potsdam Declaration following World War II. At the time, Japan was in shambles, its imperial dream shattered, and its people reduced to scrounging for sufficient food to stay alive. Yet over the past half century, Japan has remade itself and emerged as one of the leading economic powers in the world. How did Japan... Read more
Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The End of the Pacific War -- Political Developments After Independence -- Foreign Relations -- Economic Developments -- Social Conditions -- Education -- Intellectual and Cultural Developments -- From Showa to Heisei -- Appendix: Prime Ministers Since 1945, with Dates of Term Changeovers
Biography
Mikiso Hane
