Eastern phoenix : Japan since 1945

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Author:

Hane, Mikiso.

ISBN:

9780813318127

9780813318134

Personal Author:

Hane, Mikiso.

Publication Information:

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1996.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

Contents:

1. The End of the Pacific War. The Arrival of Occupation Forces. The War Crimes Trials. SCAP Reforms. Economic Reforms. Land Reforms. Labor Reforms. Educational Reforms. A New Constitution. Social Reforms. The Japanese Government During Occupation, 1945-1952. The Peace Treaty -- 2. Political Developments After Independence. The Yoshida Years. The Post-Yoshida Years. Kishi as Prime Minister. The Sato Government. The Tanaka Government. Post-Tanaka Musical Chairs. Nakasone and His Successors. The Emergence of Splinter-Party Governments. The Socialist Parties. The Communist Party. Other Minor Parties. Analysis of LDP Dominance. The Bureaucracy -- 3. Foreign Relations. The United States. The Soviet Union. China. The Republic of Korea. Southeast Asia. Australia. The Middle East. Europe -- 4. Economic Developments. Stabilizing the Postwar Economy. The Managed Economy. Japan's Growth Spurt. Explaining Japan's Economic Growth. The Labor Movement. Agriculture. The Early 1990s: Recession.

5. Social Conditions. Population. General Conditions. Cost of Living. Housing. Environmental Problems. Welfare Programs. Health and Medicine. Social Problems. Social Unrest and Crime. The Yakuza. Social Discrimination. Koreans in Japan. The Ainu. Recent Immigrants. The Burakumin. The Urban Poor. The Status of Women -- 6. Education. Postwar Developments. The Nature and Quality of Japanese Education. Discipline in the Schools. College Years. Student Activism of the 1950s and 1960s -- 7. Intellectual and Cultural Developments. American Influence. Survival of the Traditional Outlook. Religion. Cultural Developments. The Print Media. Literature. Cinema. Art and Architecture. Popular Culture -- 8. From Showa to Heisei. A Revival of Nationalism? The End of the Showa Reign -- Appendix: Prime Minsiters Since 1945.

Geographic Term:

Japan -- History -- 1945-

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It has been fifty years since Japan admitted defeat and accepted the terms of the Potsdam Declaration following World War II. At the time, Japan was in shambles, its imperial dream shattered, and its people reduced to scrounging for sufficient food to stay alive. Yet over the past half century, Japan has remade itself and emerged as one of the leading economic powers in the world. How did Japan achieve this success, and what has this remarkable rebirth meant for the Japanese people?In Eastern Phoenix, Mikiso Hane closely examines historical factors that have contributed to Japan's postwar development politically, economically, socially, and culturally. Beginning with the occupation by U.S. forces under Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Hane shows how American reforms and initiatives combined with the political actions of subsequent Japanese leaders to create a country able to forge ahead economically while retaining many traditional aspects of prewar Japanese society.In addition to presenting a narrative overview of important events since 1945, Eastern Phoenix provides insight into the evolution of Japan's foreign relations, internal effects of prosperity on Japanese society, and problems that remain despite extraordinary progress. The book critically examines such media-hot topics as education, environmental degradation, organized crime, racial and class discrimination, the Japanese work ethic, and the role of women in society. To provide useful context for student readers, Hane frequently punctuates his discussion by contrasting Japanese statistics with those of the United States. The book also excels in examining how artists and writers have grappled with Japan's rapidly evolving contemporary history, and Hane points the reader toward books and films that can shed additional light on Japanese perceptions of the past fifty years.