Showa: The Japan of Hirohito

This stimulating and comprehensive (Kirkus Reviews) collection of original essays on twentieth-century Japan's history and culture provides a unique mix of American and Japanese perspectives on Showa. With an important, substantial Introduction by Carol Gluck, the volume explores the strengths of the Japanese economy, the issue of democracy and Japan's political culture, Japan's achievements in technology and the arts, and its relations with other Asian nations and the United States.

Author: Ed by Carol Gluck
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 08/01/1993
Pages: 380
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.19h x 6.14w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9780393310641

About the Author
Gluck, Carol: - Carol Gluck is George Sansom Professor of History at Columbia University.Graubard, Stephen R.: - Stephen R. Graubard is the editor of Daedalus and is professor of history at Brown University.