Postwar Japan as HistoryAndrew Gordon 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. |
Contents
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Japans Economic Policy in Historical Perspective | 99 |
Dialectics of Economic Growth National Power and Distributive Struggles | 167 |
Ideologies Institutions and Everyday Life | 189 |
Charles Yuji Horioka | 259 |
Unplaced Persons and Movements for Place | 325 |
Andrew Gordon | 449 |
G Loss ARY | 465 |
CoNTRIBUTORs | 471 |
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