The Pacific War 1931-1945
by Ienaga, SaburoFormat: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 1979-07-12
Publisher(s): Pantheon
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Summary
A portrayal of how and why Japan waged war from 1931-1945 and what life was like for the Japanese people in a society engaged in total war.
Author Biography
SABURŌ IENAGA was born in Nagoya in 1913. He taught at the Tokyo University of Education from 1949 to 1977, and was later named professor emeritus of that institution. He is the author of fifty books; his major works include The Pacific War, 1931-1945; The Development of the Logic of Negation in the History of Japanese Thought; Research on the Ueki Emori; Minobe Tatsukichi, His Life and Thought; and Tanabe Hajime, War and a Philosopher. In 1953, the Japanese Ministry of Education published a textbook by Ienaga, but censored what they said were factual errors and matters of opinion regarding Japanese war crimes. Ienaga undertook a series of lawsuits against the Ministry for violation of his freedom of speech, eventually winning. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999 and 2001 by Noam Chomsky among others. He died in 2002.
Table of Contents
Contents
Translator’s Note vii
Preface to the English Edition xi
Preface xiii
PART 1: WHY WAS THE WAR NOT PREVENTED? 1
Chapter 1: Misconceptions about China and Korea 3
Chapter 2: Thought Control and Indoctrination 13
Chapter 3: The Military: Authoritarian and Irrational 33
PART 2: THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR AND THE RESULT 55
Chapter 4: The Beginning: Aggression in China 57
Chapter 5: The War in China: A Clash of Political Values 75
Chapter 6: The War at Home: Democracy Destroyed 97
Chapter 7: Japan Extends the War to the Pacific 129
Chapter 8: The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: Liberation or Exploitation? 153
Chapter 9: The Horrors of War 181
Chapter 10: Dissent and Resistance: Change from Within 203
Chapter 11: Defeat 229
CONCLUSION 241
Note: Changing Japanese Views of the War 247
Notes 257
Index 305
Translator’s Note vii
Preface to the English Edition xi
Preface xiii
PART 1: WHY WAS THE WAR NOT PREVENTED? 1
Chapter 1: Misconceptions about China and Korea 3
Chapter 2: Thought Control and Indoctrination 13
Chapter 3: The Military: Authoritarian and Irrational 33
PART 2: THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR AND THE RESULT 55
Chapter 4: The Beginning: Aggression in China 57
Chapter 5: The War in China: A Clash of Political Values 75
Chapter 6: The War at Home: Democracy Destroyed 97
Chapter 7: Japan Extends the War to the Pacific 129
Chapter 8: The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: Liberation or Exploitation? 153
Chapter 9: The Horrors of War 181
Chapter 10: Dissent and Resistance: Change from Within 203
Chapter 11: Defeat 229
CONCLUSION 241
Note: Changing Japanese Views of the War 247
Notes 257
Index 305
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