The occupation of Japan 1945-1952: Tokyo, Washington, and Okinawa
Material type:
- 9784866581255
- 952.04023 F8O2
Item type | Current library | Item location | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Vikram Sarabhai Library | Rack 45-A / Slot 2523 (3rd Floor, East Wing) | Non-fiction | General Stacks | 952.04023 F8O2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 203859 |
Originally published in the Japanese language as "Nihon senryoshi 1945-1952: Tokyo, Washington, Okinawa" by "Chuokoron Shinsha" in "2014"
Table of contents
Introduction: The occupiers and the occupied: Tokyo, Washington, and Okinawa
Defeat and occupation: toward demilitarization and democratization
Reform under the occupation and fresh start for political parties
The trajectory of the middle-of-the-road government: turning point in reforms
Changing course in occupation policies: from democratization to economic revival
The San Francisco Peace Treaty: end of the occupation
The occupation and post-war Japan.
Following its defeat in World War II, Japan was placed under the control of SCAP GHQ headed by General Douglas MacArthur. Initially, the Occupation promoted policies of demilitarization and democratization. A new Japanese constitution which pursued pacifism was established. However, as the Cold War intensified, policies switched in the direction of economic recovery, and it was contended that Japan should take the anti-Communist pro-America path. In 1951, at the height of the Korean War, the San Francisco Peace Treaty and the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty were concluded as a fixed set. Winner of the 2015 Yomiuri Yoshino Sakuzo Prize for academic writing on politics, economics, and history, this book provides a wide view of the seven years of the Occupation of Japan which led to the 'postwar system' that has continued into the twenty-first century.
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