Japan since 1945: The Rise of an Economic Superpower

By Dennis B. Smith

Book Overview

Few historians have attempted an account of Japan since 1945 yet the country's emergence as the second largest economy in the world has been one of the most dramatic and significant developments since the Second World War. Dennis Smith's work takes a deliberately historical approach in the belief that it is impossible to assess the nature of post-war Japan's achievement without first considering the significance of the pre-war and wartime legacy. It blends politics and economics, aware that in Japan the close links between the worlds of politics, government and of business deny rigid divisions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333590252
• ISBN13: 9780333590256
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Its all in here!

As they say in the Ronseal advertisement, Japan Since 1945 'does exactly what it says on the tin'. Smith's brief yet accurate style affords the reader a clear understanding of the period without any over analysing. The book contains a fine balance between the political, social and economic changes which the period witnessed. This book should become the reference for all historians of the period long after it can still be labelled 'contemporary'