199544
9780075570745
The author clarifies the paradox of an emperor who seldom ruled, the roots and development of the military dictatorship that brought Japan into World War II, the history and effects of the postwar American occupation, the extraordinary recovery and flowering of Japanese economy, and more. This revision brings the story of Japan to the recent death of Emperor Hirohito.Reischauer, Edwin O. is the author of 'Japan The Story of a Nation', published 1989 under ISBN 9780075570745 and ISBN 0075570742.
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