Spanning Japan's modern century
Subtitle: the memoirs of Hugh Borton
By: Hugh Borton.
Series: Studies of modern Japan
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
Subjects: Borton, Hugh.; Japanologists -- United States -- Biography.; Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "In 1942, Hugh Borton, then a 39-year-old assistant professor of Japanese history, was called to serve in the State Department. Here he rose rapidly to become one of the principal architects of United States policy toward post-war Japan. Drawn from Borton's personal papers this work provides a fresh and intimate picture of the man who played a pivotal role in defining the meaning of unconditional surrender for Japan, retaining the Emperor, and designing Japan's post-war constitution.

It sheds fascinating new light on the development of the United States' post-war Japanese policy and the often fractious relationships between the various agencies tasked with its creation and implementation."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A Japanese language version of this work was originally published by Asahi Shimbunsha of Tokyo in 1998 under the title Hugh Borton: Sengo Nihon no sekkeisha, Boton kaisoroku"--T.p. verso.