Politics and Culture in Wartime Japan (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780198202608)

The Pacific War was the most traumatic experience for Japan in modern times. This book examines the politics and culture of Japan during this period: the establishment of the wartime regime--its character and limitations; the actions and reactions of the emperor, the bureaucrats, and the politicians; the deposing of the Prime Minister in the middle of the war; political developments under his successors; the role of the press; the behavior of the intellectuals; and prevailing attitudes towards the West. Shillony argues that the wartime regime of Japan was very different from contemporary totalitarian states. The political values of the Japanese were part of a wider cultural milieu, in which traditional concepts had already been affected by contact with Western civilivzation.

Author: Ben-Ami Shillony
ISBN-10: 0198202601
ISBN-13: 9780198202608
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Language: English
Published: 09/05/1991
Pages: 252
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 0.57d