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Postwar Japan - 1945 to the Present

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Informationen zum Autor Paul J. Bailey is a Senior Lecturer in East Asian history at the University of Edinburgh. His previous publications include China in the Twentieth Century (Blackwell, 1988). Klappentext Within forty years of the end of the Second World War, Japan was transformed from a nation in defeat to one of the most successful economic forces in the world. In this book, Paul Bailey draws on the most recent research to analyze the significance of the American Occupation (1945-52) as well as the later political, social and economic factors that contributed to postwar recovery. Challenging the usual image of Japan as a country of stability and consensus during this period, the author focuses attention on internal tensions, including political conflict and citizen protest. He discusses, for instance, the opposition to the ruling conservative party's attempts to roll back the occupation reforms, the anti-pollution and anti-Vietnam War movements, and the achievement of electoral success by the left-wing opposition at local government level. He also examines foreign policy, explaining, in particular, Japan's ambivalent relationship with the United States and the growing importance of Sino-Japanese relations. Finally, the book assesses the reasons for the hegemony of the ruling conservative Liberal-Democratic Party in the postwar period, and how it unravelled in the early 1990s. Zusammenfassung aeo Provides a much--needed! accessible overview of the Japanese economic miracle. aeo Sets economic discussions against clear political and social background. aeo Draws on recent research to reexamine complex relationship with the US. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures. Outline Chronology. Introduction. 1. The Path to 1945. 2. The American Interregnum (1945--1952). 3. The Creation of the Liberal--Democratic Party and Political Conflict in the 1950s and 1960s. 4. The Emergence of an Economic Superpower. 5. A New Imperial Era and the End of the LDP Hegemony. Guide to Further Reading. Bibliography. Glossary of Japanese Terms. ...

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Authors Paul Bailey, Paul John Bailey, Paul John (University of Edinburgh) Bailey, Pj Bailey
Publisher Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 17.10.1996
 
EAN 9780631179016
ISBN 978-0-631-17901-6
No. of pages 228
Series Historical Association Studies
Historical Association Studies
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945)
Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries

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