内容简介
Drawingonavastrangeofsources,frommangacomicstoMacArthur'sreporttoCongress,thismonumentalnewworkbyAmerica'sforemosthistorianofmodernJapantracestheimpactofdefeatandreconstructiononeveryaspectofJapan'snationallife.Alongsidethefamiliarstoryofeconomicresurgence,Dowerexamineshowthenationasawholereactedtothecontradictoryexperiencesofhumiliationatthehandsofaforeignpowerandliberationfromthedemandsofasuicidalnationalism.Theresultisatitanichistory,andalandmarkbook.