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Postwar Japan as history
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Japan's catapult to world economic power has inspired many studies by social scientists, but few have looked at the 45 years of postwar Japan through the lens of history. The contributors to this book seek to offer such a view. As they examine three related themes of postwar history, the authors describe an ongoing historical process marked by unexpected changes, such as Japan's extraordinary economic growth, and unanticipated continuities, such as the endurance of conservative rule. A provocative set of interpretative essays by eminent scholars, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the history of twentieth-century Japan and the dilemmas facing Japan today.
| Title |
Postwar Japan as history / Andrew Gordon. |
|---|---|
| Publisher |
Berkeley, CA : University of California Press |
| Creation Date |
[1993 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
| Content |
Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Peace and Democracy in Two Systems: External Policy and Internal Conflict -- 2. Japan's Position in the World System -- 3. The Past in the Present -- 4. Growth Versus Success: Japan's Economic Policy in Historical Perspective -- 5. The Structure and Transformation of Conservative Rule -- 6. Negotiating Social Contracts -- 7. Dialectics of Economic Growth, National Power, and Distributive Struggles -- 8. Finding a Place in Metropolitan Japan: Ideologies, Institutions, and Everyday Life -- 9. Formations of Mass Culture -- 10. Consuming and Saving -- 11. The Death of "Good Wife, Wise Mother"? -- 12. Unplaced Persons and Movements for Place -- 13. Altered States: The Body Politics of "Being-Woman" -- 14. Contests for the Workplace -- 15. Intellectuals and Politics -- 16. The Dynamics of Political Opposition -- Conclusion -- GLOSSARY -- CONTRIBUTORS -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
| Extent |
1 online resource (510 p.) |
| Language |
English |
| Copyright Date |
©1993 |
| National Library system number |
997007876999905171 |
MARC RECORDS
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