Nippon New Superpower: Japan Since 1945
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From the smouldering ruins of 1945 to the gleaming skylines of a global economic titan, Nippon New Superpower: Japan Since 1945 chronicles one of the most astonishing national transformations in modern history. William Horsley and Roger Buckley trace Japan's extraordinary postwar trajectory — from a defeated, occupied nation rebuilding under American supervision to a formidable industrial and technological powerhouse that reshaped the global economic order — with a clarity and authority born of deep journalistic and academic expertise. The narrative unfolds across decades of pivotal change: the American occupation, the economic miracle, the rise of Japanese manufacturing dominance, and the complex social and political tensions that simmered beneath the surface of prosperity. Companion to the BBC television series of the same name, this work presents Japan's postwar story not merely as a triumph of economics, but as a profound cultural and political reckoning with identity, memory, and modernity. Horsley and Buckley draw on extensive fieldwork and interviews to illustrate how a nation shaped by Confucian tradition and imperial ambition reinvented itself as a democratic, consumer-driven society — all while navigating the long shadow of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Authoritative yet accessible, the book leaves the reader asking a tantalising question: what does Japan's rise truly reveal about the nature of power in the modern world?
Author: William Horsley & Roger Buckley
Format: Hardback
Genre: Asian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
From the smouldering ruins of 1945 to the gleaming skylines of a global economic titan, Nippon New Superpower: Japan Since 1945 chronicles one of the most astonishing national transformations in modern history. William Horsley and Roger Buckley trace Japan's extraordinary postwar trajectory — from a defeated, occupied nation rebuilding under American supervision to a formidable industrial and technological powerhouse that reshaped the global economic order — with a clarity and authority born of deep journalistic and academic expertise. The narrative unfolds across decades of pivotal change: the American occupation, the economic miracle, the rise of Japanese manufacturing dominance, and the complex social and political tensions that simmered beneath the surface of prosperity. Companion to the BBC television series of the same name, this work presents Japan's postwar story not merely as a triumph of economics, but as a profound cultural and political reckoning with identity, memory, and modernity. Horsley and Buckley draw on extensive fieldwork and interviews to illustrate how a nation shaped by Confucian tradition and imperial ambition reinvented itself as a democratic, consumer-driven society — all while navigating the long shadow of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Authoritative yet accessible, the book leaves the reader asking a tantalising question: what does Japan's rise truly reveal about the nature of power in the modern world?