Rich with fresh analyses on a range of topics, including transnational and comparative views on the occupation, the influence of Japan on the United States as well as the reverse, international perspectives on this “odd couple”, and the memory of the occupation in both countries, this book provides a greater understanding of the transtemporal, transnational and transcultural legacies of one of the crucial events of the 20th century.
Duccio Basosi is Assistant Professor of History of International Relations at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice. His publications include Il governo del dollaro (2006) and Finanza e petrolio (2012).