Embracing Defeat - by John W Dower (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A foremost historian examines Japan in the immediate, shattering aftermath of World War II, giving readers the rich and turbulent interplay between West and East, the victor and the vanquished, in a way never before attempted. 75 illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Drawing on a vast range of Japanese sources and illustrated with dozens of astonishing documentary photographs, <em>Embracing Defeat</em> 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, <em>Embracing Defeat</em> is a work of colossal scholarship and history of the very first order.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[A] superb history of Japan's occupation....Dower brilliantly captures the <em>louche</em>?, squalid, but extraordinary dynamic mood of the postwar years. His interest is not just in the politics, but also in literature, the movies, and popular songs.--Ian Buruma "New York Review of Books"<br><br>Extraordinarily illuminating....Dower has deftly mixed history from the 'bottom up' and the 'top down' to produce what is surely the most significant work to date on the postwar era in Japan.--Jacob Heilbrunn "Wall Street Journal"<br><br>Masterly....A penetrating analysis of Japan in the aftermath of defeat....A profound and moving book, the best history ever written of Japan and its relations to the United States after the Second World War.--Akira Iriye "Boston Sunday Globe"<br><br>Richly detailed and provocative....For anyone who knows modern Japan, it is an endlessly fascinating explanation of why things work as they do....A marvelous piece of reporting and analysis.--T.R. Reid "Washington Post"<br><br>Without question, Dower is America's foremost historian of the Second World War in the Pacific....A wonderful work of history....I learned more than I ever would have thought possible.--Stephen Ambrose<br><br>With <em>Embracing Defeat</em>, [Dower] confirms his place as this country's leading chronicler of the Pacific war.--Janice P. Nimura "Chicago Tribune"<br>
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