03933nam 22006614a 450 991045614400332120210803200225.00-19-517176-41-280-48226-597866104822690-19-803444-X0-19-530395-4(CKB)111087313297308(EBL)3051836(OCoLC)559861687(SSID)ssj0000088659(PQKBManifestationID)11127196(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088659(PQKBWorkID)10088640(PQKB)10269500(StDuBDS)EDZ0000074588(MiAaPQ)EBC3051836(Au-PeEL)EBL3051836(CaPaEBR)ebr10084767(CaONFJC)MIL48226(EXLCZ)9911108731329730820010917d2002 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrPartners for democracy[electronic resource] crafting the new Japanese state under MacArthur /Ray A. Moore, Donald L. RobinsonNew York Oxford University Press20021 online resource (424 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-983391-5 0-19-515116-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-391) and index.""Contents""; ""Abbreviations and Japanese Terms""; ""Introduction: A New Order of Things?""; ""Fall 1945""; ""1 Negotiated Surrender: American Planning and Occupation""; ""2 This Fundamental Problem: MacArthur Saves Hirohito""; ""3 In Good Faith: Japan Considers Constitutional Reform""; ""4 A Rational Way: Konoe and Matsumoto on Constitutional Reform""; ""Imposing the American Model""; ""5 Only as a Last Resort: The Americans Take Over""; ""6 A Liberal and Enlightened Constitution: The SCAP Model""""7 A Very Serious Matter: The Cabinet's Initial Reactions""""8 Do Your Best: The Marathon Meeting""; ""9 Grave Danger: The Allies Challenge MacArthur""; ""10 Seize This Opportunity: Reworking the March 6 Draft""; ""11 No Choice But to Abide: The Privy Council and Bureaucrats Prepare""; ""Transforming a Draft into a Constitution""; ""Preview: The Diet Goes to Work""; ""12 Along Democratic and Peace-Loving Lines: Yoshida Presents His Draft""; ""13 Free and Untrammeled Debate: The Emperor's Prerogatives""""14 Fervent Hopes: Pacifism and Human Rights""""15 Complex and Labyrinthine: The Structure of Government""; ""16 Fresh Trouble: The House Subcommittee Frames Amendments""; ""17 Fundamental Principles of Democracy: Human Rights and Imperial Property""; ""18 Sincere and Steady Efforts: Denouement""; ""19 Last Service to the Fatherland: The House of Peers Addresses Constitutional Revision""; ""20 A Borrowed Suit: Peers Accept the Inevitable""; ""Sequel""; ""21 Broaden and Deepen the Debate: Fifty Years without Revision""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""""Bibliography""""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""In 1945 Emperor Hirohito signed Japan's unconditional surrender to the United States and its allies. Tackling a timely subject this work takes the controversial stand that the constitution of Japan was not imposed as a document of defeat.Constitutional historyJapanJapanHistoryAllied occupation, 1945-1952Electronic books.Constitutional history342.52/029Moore Ray A.1933-2020.899262Robinson Donald L.1936-899263MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456144003321Partners for democracy2009117UNINA