Nation building in Japan, 1945-1952 : the Allied occupation and the US-Japan alliance /

"This book analyzes the Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952). It begins by explaining why Japan spent roughly fifty years building its own colonial system and declaring war on China and the Western Allies, only to decide after military defeats, two atomic bombings and the Soviet declaration o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frost, Peter K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024
Series:Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • From war to surrender
  • The occupation arrives
  • A battered nation
  • Punishments
  • Key reforms
  • The occupation changes
  • Aftermath : judging success
  • Nation building