Showa : the Japan of Hirohito / Carol Gluck and Stephen R. Graubard, editors.
| Other author | Gluck, Carol, 1941- |
| Other author | Graubard, Stephen Richards. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Norton, ©1992. |
| Description | lxii, 315 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The idea of Showa / Carol Gluck -- The Showa era (1926-1989) / Masataka Kosaka -- The useful war / John W. Dowser -- The people who invented the mechanical nightingale / Chalmers Johnson -- Japan meets the United States for the second time / Makoto Iokibe -- The occupation : some reflections / Herbert Passin -- Rice and melons : Japanese agriculture in the Showa era / Chikashi Moriguchi -- Bringing politics back into Japan / Michio Muramatsu -- Diplomacy and the military in Showa Japan / Shinichi Kitaoka -- Money and the Japanese / Shoichi Royama -- The Showa economic experience / Edward J. Lincoln -- Regional Japan : the price of prosperity and the benefits of dependency / William W. Kelly. |
| Contents | My-Car-isma : motorizing the Showa self / David W. Plath -- The intellectual community of the Showa era / Masakazu Yamazaki -- High culture in the Showa period / J. Thomas Rimer -- How they have looked to us / Edward Seidensticker. |
| General note | "Consists of essays that appeared originally in the Summer 1990 issue of Daedalus ..."--Pref. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 91037665 |
| ISBN | 0393029840 |
| ISBN | 9780393029840 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS888.2 .S556 1992 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |