Architects of Occupation

L. Barnes Dayna

Description

The Allied occupation of Japan is remembered as the "good occupation." An American-led coalition successfully turned a militaristic enemy into a stable and democratic ally. Of course, the story was more complicated, but the occupation did forge one of the most enduring relationships in the postwar world. Recent events, from the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan to protests over American bases in Japan to increasingly aggressive territorial disputes between Asian nations over islands in the Pacific, have brought attention back to the subject of the occupation of Japan.In Architects of Occupation, Dayna L. Barnes exposes the wartime origins of occupation policy and broader plans for postwar Japan. She considers the role of presidents, bureaucrats, think tanks, the media, and Congress in policymaking. Members of these elite groups came together in an informal policy network that shaped planning. Rather than relying solely on government reports and records to understand policymaking, Barnes also uses letters, memoirs, diaries, and manuscripts written by policymakers to trace the rise and spread of ideas across the policy network. The book contributes a new facet to the substantial literature on the occupation, serves as a case study in foreign policy analysis, and tells a surprising new story about World War II.

Sujets

• Histoire
• USA
• Military history
• Modern warfare
• International relations
• World War II
• History of the Americas
• History of Asia
• Japan
• États-Unis

Informations

• Publié par: Cornell University Press
• Date de parution: 07 mars 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781501707841
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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ARCHITECTS OF OCCUPATION

ARCHITECTS OF OCCUPATION American Experts and the Planning for Postwar Japan

CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS

Dayna L. Barnes

ITHACA AND LONDON

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First published 2017 by Cornell University Press Printed in the United States of America

Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Names: Barnes, Dayna L., 1982– author. Title: Architects of occupation : American experts and the planning for postwar Japan / Dayna L. Barnes. Description: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016039391 (print) | LCCN 2016040224 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501703089 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781501707834 (epub/mobi) | ISBN 9781501707841 (pdf) Subjects: LCSH: Japan—History—Allied occupation, 1945–1952. | Japanologists— United States—History—20th century. | Postwar reconstruction—Japan— Planning. | Policy sciences—United States—20th century. | United States— Foreign relations—Japan. | Japan—Foreign relations—United States. Classification: LCC DS889.16 .B37 2017 (print) | LCC DS889.16 (ebook) | DDC 952.04/4—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016039391

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Cover: Photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt in conference with General Douglas MacArthur, Admiral Chester Nimitz, and Admiral William D. Leahy, while on tour in the Hawaiian Islands, September 1944 (courtesy of the U.S. Navy) and declassified chart pertaining to occupied areas authority in connection with other U.S. government agencies, 1945 (courtesy of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library).

In memory of Linda Barnes

Contents

Acknowledgments Timeline

Introduction: Behind the Curtain 1. FlipFlopper with the Final Say: Roosevelt and Japan 2. Elbow Patches and Orientalists: Bureaucratic Wrangling 3. Unofficial Officials: Think Tanks and Policy 4. Information and Ignorance: Media Coverage 5. Sucker Nation and Santa Claus: Concerns of Congress 6. Ready or Not: Harry Truman and the End of the War Conclusion: The BestLaid Plans of Mice and Men

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Acknowledgments

I would not have been able to complete this work without the generous support of the organizations that funded my research travel and writing periods. These are IDEAS and the Department of International History at the London School of Economics, the Center for Asia Pacific Studies at the University of San Francisco, the Japan Foundation Endowment Committee, Sasakawa Foundation, Harry S. Truman Library, Roosevelt Study Center, North East Asia Council, British Asso ciation for Japanese Studies, and the Department of History at the University of Winchester. I am deeply grateful to the colleagues and friends who have read drafts and iterations of this project. My work has benefited from the mentorship of Antony Best, Zachary Shore, Steven Casey, and Arne Westad. I appreciate the thoughtful comments of Seungyoung Kim, Mario Del Pero, Erez Manela, and Jun Furuya. Keenan Ng, Avy Valladares, Paul Keenan, Emma Peplow, Emma DeAngelis, Wes Ullrich, Robbie Barnes, Vlad UnkovskiKorica, Tanya Harmer, Liz Benning, Arthur Lei, Fareed BenYoussef, and Bear Witherspoon, thank you for your help and corrections. I also thank John Nelson, Melissa Dale, and Brian Komei DempsterattheUniversityofSanFranciscofortheirsupport. This work has been improved by the suggestions of the anonymous reviewers for Cornell University Press, theJournal of AmericanEast Asian Relations, and Japanese Studies. Thanks to Michael J. McGandy, my editor at Cornell, for his excellent work and patience in guiding me through the publication process. Any remaining errors are my own.

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