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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.

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"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

Table of Contents
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.

Postwar Japan

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 17/10/1996
      ISBN13: 9780631179016, 978-0631179016
      ISBN10: 0631179011
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      "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

      Table of Contents
      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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