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Embracing Defeat [Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

John W. Dower (Author), Edward Lewis (Narrator)

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Book Description

Publication Date: January 2000

Drawing on a vast range of sources, from manga comics to MacArthur's report to Congress, this monumental new work by America's foremost historian of modern Japan traces the impact of defeat and reconstruction on every aspect of Japan's national life. Alongside the familiar story of economic resurgence, Dower examines how the nation as a whole reacted to the contradictory experiences of humiliation at the hands of a foreign power and liberation from the demands of a suicidal nationalism. The result is a titanic history, and a landmark book.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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John Dower is Henry Luce Professor of International Cooperation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of JAPAN AT WAR and the National Book Critics Circle Award winner WAR WITHOUT MERCY. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks; Unabridged edition (January 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0786116846
ISBN-13: 978-0786116843
Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7 x 2.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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3.0 out of 5 stars need better narrator, September 30, 2010

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the narrator makes up his own pronunciation of japanese names and words,

really irritating, not to mention unprofessional. same problem is on a lot of TTC lectures.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Hirohito was a war criminal., September 4, 2003

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The audio version is an excellent way to go. But I wrote a review under the book section .

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