Drawing on a vast range of sources, from manga comics to MacArthur's report to Congress, this monumental new work by America's foremost historian of modern Japan traces the impact of defeat and reconstruction on every aspect of Japan's national life. Alongside the familiar story of economic resurgence, Dower examines how the nation as a whole reacted to the contradictory experiences of humiliation at the hands of a foreign power and liberation from the demands of a suicidal nationalism. The result is a titanic history, and a landmark book.

About the Author
John Dower is Henry Luce Professor of International Cooperation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of JAPAN AT WAR and the National Book Critics Circle Award winner WAR WITHOUT MERCY.

Awards
Winner of Pulitzer Prize General Non-Fiction Category 2000. Short-listed for United States National Book Awards: Nonfiction 1999.



Book Information
ISBN 9780140285512
Author John W Dower
Format Paperback
Page Count 688
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 583g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 49mm