| Politics and Culture in Wartime Japan Revised Edition Contributor(s): Shillony, Ben-Ami (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198202601 ISBN-13: 9780198202608 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1991 Annotation: The Pacific War was the most traumatic experience for Japan in modern times. This book examines the politics and culture of Japan during this period: the establishment of the wartime regime--its character and limitations; the actions and reactions of the emperor, the bureaucrats, and the politicians; the deposing of the Prime Minister in the middle of the war; political developments under his successors; the role of the press; the behavior of the intellectuals; and prevailing attitudes towards the West. Shillony argues that the wartime regime of Japan was very different from contemporary totalitarian states. The political values of the Japanese were part of a wider cultural milieu, in which traditional concepts had already been affected by contact with Western civilivzation. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science |
| Dewey: 320.9 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.2" W x 9.4" (0.70 lbs) 252 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The Pacific War was the most traumatic experience for Japan in modern times. This book examines the politics and culture of Japan during this period: the establishment of the wartime regime--its character and limitations; the actions and reactions of the emperor, the bureaucrats, and the politicians; the deposing of the Prime Minister in the middle of the war; political developments under his successors; the role of the press; the behavior of the intellectuals; and prevailing attitudes towards the West. Shillony argues that the wartime regime of Japan was very different from contemporary totalitarian states. The political values of the Japanese were part of a wider cultural milieu, in which traditional concepts had already been affected by contact with Western civilivzation. |