Embracing Defeat
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| Author | John W. Dower |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | History |
| Publisher | W.W. Norton & Co. |
Publication date | 1999 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 676 |
| ISBN | 978-0-393-32027-5 |
| Preceded by | The Bombed: Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japanese Memory, Diplomatic History 19, no. 2 |
| Followed by | Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, Iraq |
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II is a history book written by John W. Dower and published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1999. The book covers the difficult social, economic, cultural and political situation of Japan in the aftermath of World War II and the nation's occupation by the Allies between August 1945 and April 1952, delving into topics such as the administration of Douglas MacArthur, the Tokyo war crimes trials, Hirohito's controversial Humanity Declaration and the drafting of the new Constitution of Japan.