Architects of Occupation : American Experts and Planning for Postwar Japan / Dayna L. Barnes.

Architects of Occupation : American Experts and Planning for Postwar Japan / Dayna L. Barnes.

The Allied occupation of Japan is remembered as the "good occupation." An American-led coalition successfully turned a militaristic enemy into a stable and democratic ally. Of course, the story was more complicated, but the occupation did forge one of the most enduring relationships in the...

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Main Author: Barnes, Dayna L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Japanologists > United States > History > 20th century.
Policy sciences > United States > 20th century.
Postwar reconstruction > Japan > Planning.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Timeline
  • Introduction: Behind the Curtain
  • 1. Flip-Flopper with the Final Say: Roosevelt and Japan
  • 2. Elbow Patches and Orientalists: Bureaucratic Wrangling
  • 3. Unofficial Officials: Think Tanks and Policy
  • 4. Information and Ignorance: Media Coverage
  • 5. Sucker Nation and Santa Claus: Concerns of Congress
  • 6. Ready or Not: Harry Truman and the End of the War
  • Conclusion: The Best-Laid Plans of Mice and Men
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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