{"product_id":"faking-liberties-jolyon-baraka-thomas-9780226618821","title":"Faking Liberties: Religious Freedom in American-Occupied Japan","description":"Religious freedom is a founding tenet of the United States, and it has frequently been used to justify policies towards other nations. Such was the case in 1945 when Americans occupied Japan following World War II. Though the Japanese constitution had guaranteed freedom of religion since 1889, the United States declared that protection faulty, and when the occupation ended in 1952, they claimed to have successfully replaced it with \"real\" religious freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through a fresh analysis of pre-war Japanese law, Jolyon Baraka Thomas demonstrates that the occupiers' triumphant narrative obscured salient Japanese political debates about religious freedom. Indeed, Thomas reveals that American occupiers also vehemently disagreed about the topic. By reconstructing these vibrant debates, \u003ci\u003eFaking Liberties \u003c\/i\u003eunsettles any notion of American authorship and imposition of religious freedom. Instead, Thomas shows that, during the Occupation, a dialogue about freedom of religion ensued that constructed a new global set of political norms that continue to form policies today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jolyon Baraka Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022661882X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226618821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019","brand":"Jolyon Baraka Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981510541567,"sku":"9780226618821","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ae6f050-c6f7-4600-83a0-fbc379655899.jpg?v=1683256008","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/faking-liberties-jolyon-baraka-thomas-9780226618821","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}