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Dear General MacArthur: Letters from the Japanese during the American Occupation (Asian Voices) - Couverture souple

Sodei, Rinjiro

 
9780742511163: Dear General MacArthur: Letters from the Japanese during the American Occupation (Asian Voices)
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0742511162 ISBN 13 : 9780742511163
Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

This unique book compiles some 120 remarkable letters from Japanese citizens to General Douglas MacArthur during the postwar occupation of Japan (1945-1952). Painstakingly culled from a vast collection, these letters evoke the unfiltered voices of people of all classes and occupations during the tremendous upheaval of the early postwar period, when the Japanese were coming to terms with the devastating losses of the war, adjusting to a new political system, and creating the framework for economic and social recovery. Written by people of all ages and walks of life, the letters raise issues ranging from Japanese war crimes to the future of the emperor system, from the behavior of American occupation troops to pleas for the United States to annex Japan. Some writers offered to serve as spies for the occupation forces; others appealed for help in solving individual problems, protested allegedly unfair treatment by the occupation, or made detailed recommendations for the reform of Japanese society. Sodei's running commentary places the letters in their historical context, and the substantive foreword by John W. Dower, who drew upon Sodei's research for his Pulitzer Prize-winning Embracing Defeat, further assesses the significance of the letters in understanding Japan's occupation experience.

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À propos de l'auteur

John Dower is co-founder of www.themocapvaults.com and runs workshops with students and consultancy with developers worldwide in Motion Capture. He directs in Film, Television Drama and Motion Captured animation. He is on the Get Directing! team at Directors Charitable Foundation (UK) inspiring the next generation of Directors in all mediums.

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Éditeur
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0742511162
ISBN 13 
9780742511163
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
Éditeur
Junkerman John
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