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Embracing Defeat

Japan in the Wake of World War II

by John W. Dower


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This study of Japanese society shows how, after Japan's defeat in World War II, the Japanese reshaped their old traditions and incorporated new ideas from the West in a unique mix. They were thus well-positioned to participate in the emerging free-market opportunities.


Available editions of Embracing Defeat

9780393046861 9780393046861, Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc, 1999

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9780393320275 9780393320275, Paperback, W W Norton & Co Inc, 2000

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9780613288330 9780613288330, Prebinding, Bt Bound, 2001

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Publisher Notes

Chronicles the events that took place in Japan at the end of World War II and explores the effects they have had on the development and shaping of Japanese society, from immediately after the war to the present day.

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"[A] richly nuanced book that is such a pleasure to read."

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