num_pages: 676
description: Discusses the immediate aftermath of WW2. Illuminates how shattering defeat followed by over 6 years of Amer. military occupation affected every level of Japanese society in ways that neither the victor nor the vanquished could anticipate. Vividly portrays the countless ways in which Japanese met the challenge of starting over -- from top-level manipulations concerning the fate of Emperor Hirohito to the hopes, fears, &amp; activities of ordinary men &amp; women in every walk of life. A fascinating portrait of an extraordinary moment in history, when new values warred with old &amp; early ideals of demilitarization &amp; radical reform were soon challenged by the U.S.'s decision to incorporate Japan into the Cold War Pax Americana. National Book Award Winner. Photos.
language: English
title: Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
titlecomplete: Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
genres: Historical, History, World War II, Japanese History, Japan, Asia, War, Japanese Literature, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 4391
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: General Nonfiction, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: National Book Award
category: Non-Fiction, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Bancroft Prize, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Laurence L. & Thomas Winship/PEN New England Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Mark Lynton History Prize, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: History, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Kiriyama Prize
category: Nonfiction, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: John K. Fairbank Prize
publisher: Norton, W.W.