Screen LibraryImperial Japan and defeat in the Second World War : the collapse of an empire /
"Informed Western understanding of Imperial Japan still often conjures up images of militarism, blind devotion to leaders, and fanatical pride in the country. But, as 'Imperial Japan and Defeat in the Second World War' reveals, the Western imagination is often reductive in its explana...
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Bloomsbury Academic,
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| Publisher Address: | London, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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SOAS studies in modern and contemporary Japan
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"Informed Western understanding of Imperial Japan still often conjures up images of militarism, blind devotion to leaders, and fanatical pride in the country. But, as 'Imperial Japan and Defeat in the Second World War' reveals, the Western imagination is often reductive in its explanation of the Japanese Empire and its collapse. In his analysis of the Emperor, Imperial Japanese Army and Navy during the Second World War, Peter Wetzler examines the disconnect between nation and state in wartime Japan and in doing so offers a much-needed nuanced and sensitive corrective to existing Western scholarship. Rooted in the perspective of the Japanese, Wetzler makes available to readers vital primary and secondary Japanese archival sources ; most notably, this book provides the first English assessment of the recently-released 'Actual Record of the Showa Emperor.' This book is an important advance in English-language studies of the Second World War in Asia, and is thus essential reading for all those wishing to understand this crucial period in Japanese history."-- |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 241 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-235) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781350120815 1350120812 |
| Index Number: | DS889 |
| CLC: | K313.46 |
| Call Number: | K313.46/W544-1 |