Postwar Japan as History

by Andrew Gordon

Book Overview

A provocative set of interpretative essays by eminent scholars, this volume will appeal to anyone interested in the history of twentieth-century Japan and the dilemmas facing Japan in the world today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520074750
• ISBN13: 9780520074750
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 563 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A good overview of Postwar Japan upto 80s

I read this book in a graduate class. So I didn't touch all bits of it. But judging from what I read, this book worths your time, I think.1. Writers are well-known figures in their own field. So, unlike other edited materials, the quality of each article is superb.2. As the title implies, this book was intended to provide the viewpoint to overview postwar Japan as an entity, upto 80s.3. The subjects, covered in this fat book (500 pages), vary from economy, mass culture, urban lifestyle to political practice. If you expect some in-depth specilized material, this is not your choice. But if you want to get some starting point, this is yours.