| Location |
RHC |
| Item Call Number |
D 767.2 I313 1978 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
17935 |
| International Standard Book Number |
- International Standard Book Number - 0394734963 (softbound)
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| Library Of Congress Call Number |
- Classification number - D 767.2
- Item number - I313 1978
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| Main Entry |
- Personal name - Ienaga, SaburÅ,
- Dates associated with a name - 1913-2002.
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| Uniform Title |
- Uniform title - TaiheiyÅ sensÅ.
- Language of a work - English
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| Title Statement |
- Title - The Pacific War , 1931-1945 :
- Remainder of title - a critical perspective on Japan's role in World War II /
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - by SaburÅ Ienaga.
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc. - New York :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Pantheon Books,
- Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c1978.
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - xvi, 316 p. ;
- Dimensions - 22 cm.
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| Content Type |
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| Media Type |
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| Series Statement |
- Series statement - The Pantheon Asia library
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| General Note |
- General note - Translation of TaiheiyÅ sensÅ.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
- Bibliography, etc - Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
- Formatted contents note - Misconceptions about China and Korea -- Thought control and indoctrination -- The military : authoritarian and irrational -- The beginning : aggression in China -- The war in China : a clash of political values -- The war at home : democracy destroyed -- Japan extends the war to the Pacific -- The Greatest East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere : liberation or exploitation? -- The horrors of war -- Dissent and resistance : change from within -- Defeat -- Conclusion -- Note: Changing Japanese views of the war -- Notes -- Index
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc. - "I wrote this book to show the Japanese people the naked realities of the Pacific War. My objective was to stimulate reflection and self-criticism about the war.
With the development of weapons of indiscriminate mass murder and the real possibility of a nuclear holocaust, Japan's experience of the "horrors of war" may prove a valuable lesson for other countries as well. Our postwar Constitution renounces war and stipulates that war potential is never to be maintained. The Japanese people's efforts to achieve these goals stem from a fervent hope that our country will never again experience such a tragedy. The ideal of "eternal peace" for all mankind has also shaped our attitudes toward war and armaments.
The publication of The Pacific War in English edition now makes the book available to a larger audience. To me the appearance of an English edition is both highly significant and extremely gratifying." - Saburo Ienaga (from the Preface)
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- Geographic subdivision - Japan.
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| Subject Geographic Name |
- Geographic name - Japan
- General subdivision - History
- Chronological subdivision - 1912-1945.
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