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The American Occupation of Japan: The Origins of the Cold War in Asia by Schall
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- 9780195051902
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195051904
ISBN-13
9780195051902
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50011
Product Key Features
Book Title
American Occupation of Japan : the Origins of the Cold War in Asia
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Asia / Japan, International Relations / General
Publication Year
1987
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
21.3 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
85-008818
Dewey Edition
19
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"Schaller has written the best kind of history, the kind that has great scope, supported by solid scholarship."--Kirkus Reviews, "The first step toward significantly rewriting the history of an era...Schaller recounts in fine detail the five years during which the autocratic MacArthur vied with Washington for dominance in Japan and a role in world affairs."--Philadelphia Inquirer"[A] brilliant, provocative study."--Journal of American History"A valuable contribution to the understanding of the origins of the cold war in Asia....It is the first comprehensive and detailed study on the aspect of U.S. occupation policies."--International History Review"A careful historian's account of the origins of the cold war in Asia with a particular focus on the U.S. occupation of Japan."--Foreign Affairs"Schaller has written the best kind of history, the kind that has great scope, supported by solid scholarship."--Kirkus Reviews"A very good book....Schaller points out...that American military and political advisers did not fashion their plans for the future of East Asia in a vacuum, but hammered them out in the context of their own ideological and strategical concerns."--The New Republic"The research is exhaustive on the American side and the author is to be commended for his effective use of the Freedom of Information Act."--Pacific Affairs"A lively and informative book on the American occupation of 1Japan....invigorating, scholarly, and engaging."--Science and Society, "The research is exhaustive on the American side and the author is to be commended for his effective use of the Freedom of Information Act."--Pacific Affairs, "A careful historian's account of the origins of the cold war in Asia with a particular focus on the U.S. occupation of Japan."--Foreign Affairs, "This volume will be indispensable to all who seek to understand the morerecent chapters in the historic struggle between the two superpowers."*, "A valuable contribution to the understanding of the origins of the coldwar in Asia....It is the first comprehensive and detailed study on the aspect ofU.S. occupation policies."--International History Review, "The first step toward significantly rewriting the history of anera...Schaller recounts in fine detail the five years during which theautocratic MacArthur vied with Washington for dominance in Japan and a role inworld affairs."--Philadelphia Inquirer, "A lively and informative book on the American occupation of 1Japan....invigorating, scholarly, and engaging."--Science and Society, "A lively and informative book on the American occupation of1Japan....invigorating, scholarly, and engaging."--Science and Society, "Schaller has written the best kind of history, the kind that has greatscope, supported by solid scholarship."--Kirkus Reviews, "The research is exhaustive on the American side and the author is to becommended for his effective use of the Freedom of Information Act."--PacificAffairs, "A careful historian's account of the origins of the cold war in Asia witha particular focus on the U.S. occupation of Japan."--Foreign Affairs, "The first step toward significantly rewriting the history of an era...Schaller recounts in fine detail the five years during which the autocratic MacArthur vied with Washington for dominance in Japan and a role in world affairs."--Philadelphia Inquirer, "This volume will be indispensable to all who seek to understand the more recent chapters in the historic struggle between the two superpowers."*, "The first step toward significantly rewriting the history of an era...Schaller recounts in fine detail the five years during which the autocratic MacArthur vied with Washington for dominance in Japan and a role in world affairs."--Philadelphia Inquirer "[A] brilliant, provocative study."--Journal of American History "A valuable contribution to the understanding of the origins of the cold war in Asia....It is the first comprehensive and detailed study on the aspect of U.S. occupation policies."--International History Review "A careful historian's account of the origins of the cold war in Asia with a particular focus on the U.S. occupation of Japan."--Foreign Affairs "Schaller has written the best kind of history, the kind that has great scope, supported by solid scholarship."--Kirkus Reviews "A very good book....Schaller points out...that American military and political advisers did not fashion their plans for the future of East Asia in a vacuum, but hammered them out in the context of their own ideological and strategical concerns."--The New Republic "The research is exhaustive on the American side and the author is to be commended for his effective use of the Freedom of Information Act."--Pacific Affairs "A lively and informative book on the American occupation of 1Japan....invigorating, scholarly, and engaging."--Science and Society, "A valuable contribution to the understanding of the origins of the cold war in Asia....It is the first comprehensive and detailed study on the aspect of U.S. occupation policies."--International History Review, "A very good book....Schaller points out...that American military and political advisers did not fashion their plans for the future of East Asia in a vacuum, but hammered them out in the context of their own ideological and strategical concerns."--The New Republic, "A very good book....Schaller points out...that American military andpolitical advisers did not fashion their plans for the future of East Asia in avacuum, but hammered them out in the context of their own ideological andstrategical concerns."--The New Republic
Dewey Decimal
327.73052
Synopsis
Michael Schaller argues that the reconstruction of postwar Japan not only shaped the future of that country, but also the future of U.S. policy throughout postwar Asia, leading up to the controversial interventions in China, Korea, and Vietnam. In this detailed study, he shows how the U.S., after the war, sought to develop Japan as a stable bulwark against both Soviet expansion and Asian revolution. In particular, he depicts the intense conflict that raged among American officials, with the flamboyant Occupation Commander, General Douglas MacArthur, against virtually all civilian and military planners in Washington, including President Truman. Lauded by the public as a hero, and initially given free rein to shape the future of Japan, MacArthur was gradually undermined in a series of bureaucratic and personal manoeuvres. His plans were replaced by a new Occupation programme, which provided U.S. aid to rebuild Japan as a major industrial power at the hub of a subordinate Asian trading network. This was done in the hope that Japan's regional dominance would simultaneously ensure recovery, bolster world trade, and stabilize the fragile arc of Southeast Asian states in transit from colonialism to independence. Michael Schaller's fascinating account is indispensable to anyone seeking to understand the United States's complex postwar history., In this novel and intriguing book, Michael Schaller traces the origins of the Cold War in Asia to the postwar occupation of Japan by U.S. troops. Determined to secure Japan as a bulwark against both Soviet expansion and Asian revolution, the U.S. instituted ambitious social and economic reforms under the direction of the flamboyant Occupation Commander, General Douglas MacArthur. MacArthur was later denounced by the Truman Administration as a "bunko artist" who had wrecked Japan's economy and opened it to Communist influence, and power was shifted to Japan's old elite. Cut off from its former trading partners, which were now all Communist-controlled, Japan, with U.S. backing, turned its attention to the rich but unstable Southeast Asian states. The stage was thus set for U.S. intervention in China, Korea, and Vietnam., 'A fascinating account... This volume will be indispensable to all who seek to understand the more recent chapters in the historic struggle between the two superpowers.' New York Times
LC Classification Number
E183.8.J3
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