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Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Signed
No
Book Series
Historical
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Original Language
English
Intended Audience
Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed
No
Edition
First Edition
Brand
The New Press
Type
Paperback
Literary Movement
Modernism, Post-Modernism
Era
1990s
Personalized
No
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9781565840393

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
New Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1565840399
ISBN-13
9781565840393
eBay Product ID (ePID)
331222

Product Key Features

Book Title
Japan at War : an Oral History
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Asia / Japan
Publication Year
1993
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
Theodore F. Cook, Haruko Taya Cook
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
19.5 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
92-053731
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"One of the essential books about World War II." - The Philadelphia Inquirer "The stories recorded in Japan at War provide insight into the confounding complexity of extreme human behavior during the war." - San Francisco Chronicle "Hereafter no one will be able to think, write, or teach about the Pacific War without reference to [the Cooks'] work." -Marius B. Jansen, Princeton University "Oral history of a compellingly high order." - Kirkus Reviews "Informed, nuanced, manysided, vivid-an impressive achievement." -Ezra F. Vogel, Harvard University, "One of the essential books about World War II." - The Philadelphia Inquirer "The stories recorded in Japan at War provide insight into the confounding complexity of extreme human behavior during the war." - San Francisco Chronicle "Hereafter no one will be able to think, write, or teach about the Pacific War without reference to [the Cooks'] work." -Marius B. Jansen, Princeton University "Oral history of a compellingly high order." - Kirkus Reviews "Informed, nuanced, manysided, vivid--an impressive achievement." -Ezra F. Vogel, Harvard University
Dewey Decimal
940.53/52/0922
Synopsis
Following the release of Clint Eastwood's epic film Letters from Iwo Jima , which was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture, there has been a renewed fascination and interest in the Japanese perspective on World War II. This pathbreaking work of oral history is the first book ever to capture--in either Japanese or English--the experience of ordinary Japanese people during the war. In a sweeping panorama, Haruko Taya Cook and Theodore F. Cook take us from the Japanese attacks on China in the 1930s to the Japanese home front during the inhuman raids on Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, offering the first glimpses of how the twentieth century's most deadly conflict affected the lives of the Japanese population. The book "seeks out the true feelings of the wartime generation and] illuminates the contradictions between the official views of the war and living testimony" ( Yomiuri Shimbun , Japan). Japan at War is a book to which Americans and Japanese will continue to turn for decades to come. With more than 30,000 copies sold to date, this edition features an updated cover designed to appeal to a new generation of readers., A "deeply moving book" (Studs Terkel) and the first ever oral history to document the experience of ordinary Japanese people during World War II "Hereafter no one will be able to think, write, or teach about the Pacific War without reference to [the Cooks'] work." --Marius B. Jansen, Emeritus Professor of Japanese History, Princeton University This pathbreaking work of oral history by Haruko Taya Cook and Theodore F. Cook was the first book ever to capture the experience of ordinary Japanese people during the war and remains the classic work on the subject. In a sweeping panorama, Japan at War takes us from the Japanese attacks on China in the 1930s to the Japanese home front during the inhuman raids on Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, offering glimpses of how the twentieth century's most deadly conflict affected the lives of the Japanese population. The book "seeks out the true feelings of the wartime generation [and] illuminates the contradictions between the official views of the war and living testimony" ( Yomiuri Shimbun , Japan). For decades, American and Japanese readers have turned to Japan at War for a candid portrait of the Japanese experience during World War II in all its complexity. Featuring essays that contextualize the oral histories of each tumultuous period covered, Japan at War is appropriate both as an introduction to those war-ravaged decades and as a riveting reference for those studying the war in the Pacific., A "deeply moving book" (Studs Terkel) and the first ever oral history to document the experience of ordinary Japanese people during World War II "Hereafter no one will be able to think, write, or teach about the Pacific War without reference to [the Cooks'] work." --Marius B. Jansen, Emeritus Professor of Japanese History, Princeton University This pathbreaking work of oral history by Haruko Taya Cook and Theodore F. Cook was the first book ever to capture the experience of ordinary Japanese people during the war and remains the classic work on the subject. In a sweeping panorama, Japan at War takes us from the Japanese attacks on China in the 1930s to the Japanese home front during the inhuman raids on Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, offering glimpses of how the twentieth century's most deadly conflict affected the lives of the Japanese population. The book "seeks out the true feelings of the wartime generation [and] illuminates the contradictions between the official views of the war and living testimony" (Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan). For decades, American and Japanese readers have turned to Japan at War for a candid portrait of the Japanese experience during World War II in all its complexity. Featuring essays that contextualize the oral histories of each tumultuous period covered, Japan at War is appropriate both as an introduction to those war-ravaged decades and as a riveting reference for those studying the war in the Pacific.
LC Classification Number
D811.A2C62 1992

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  • by bullgodbrutus
    12 Jun, 2019

    The perfect title because that is what this book is all about. Masterful.

    The title says it all. If you like history then this is a must read. This is the story of the War in the Pacific told by the other side. This is a war not found in Japanese school books. This is a war that is not talked about. The authors have found a very few people willing to tell how the war affected their personal lives. It is living history at it's best. Do yourself a favor and read this book, it might just change your view of war and the personal consequences it brings to everyday people.

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