Description
Book SynopsisWinner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for Nonfiction
Finalist for the Lionel Gelber Prize and the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize
Embracing Defeat is John W. Dower's brilliant examination of Japan in the immediate, shattering aftermath of World War II.
Trade Review"Extraordinarily illuminating.…Dower has deftly mixed history from the 'bottom up' and the 'top down' to produce what is surely the most significant work to date on the postwar era in Japan." -- Jacob Heilbrunn - Wall Street Journal
"Masterly.…A penetrating analysis of Japan in the aftermath of defeat.…A profound and moving book, the best history ever written of Japan and its relations to the United States after the Second World War." -- Akira Iriye - Boston Sunday Globe
"Richly detailed and provocative.…For anyone who knows modern Japan, it is an endlessly fascinating explanation of why things work as they do.…A marvelous piece of reporting and analysis." -- T.R. Reid - Washington Post
"With
Embracing Defeat, [Dower] confirms his place as this country's leading chronicler of the Pacific war." -- Janice P. Nimura - Chicago Tribune
"[A] superb history of Japan's occupation.…Dower brilliantly captures the
louche?, squalid, but extraordinary dynamic mood of the postwar years. His interest is not just in the politics, but also in literature, the movies, and popular songs." -- Ian Buruma - New York Review of Books
"Without question, Dower is America's foremost historian of the Second World War in the Pacific.…A wonderful work of history.…I learned more than I ever would have thought possible." -- Stephen Ambrose
