Postwar Japan 1945 to the Present [Paperback]

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 analyse the significance of the American Occupation (1945-52) as well as the later political, social and economic factors that contributed to postwar recovery.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.

This book will provide historians of modern Japan with a reliable, readable and engaging text to assign in new undergraduate courses that desperately need such an anchor. Professor Jeffrey Eldon Hanes, University of Oregon 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).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 dl#{