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War Without Mercy - Race And Power In The Pacific War (Paperback)
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War Without Mercy - Race And Power In The Pacific War (Paperback)
Series: The Macat Library
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John Dower's War Without Mercy is an attempt to resolve the problem
of why the United States fought World War II so very differently in
the Pacific and European theaters. Specifically, the author sets
out to explain why there was such vicious hostility between the US
and Japan during the conflict. This was not merely a matter of
outrage at Pearl Harbor, and understanding the phenomenon required
going beyond the usual strategic, diplomatic and operational
records that fuel most histories of war. Dower looked instead for
alternate possibilities - and found them. His book argues that the
viciousness that marked fighting in the Pacific had deep roots in
popular culture which created frightening racial stereotypes of the
enemy on both sides of the ocean. Dower's focus on 'low culture'
proved to be a useful way of generating alternative possibilities
to mainstream thinking about US-Japanese relations. The thinking
underpinning the book was innovative, and was challenged by some
peers who failed to recognise how profoundly revealing material
such as cartoons and cheap magazines could be. But the result was
one of the most significant studies of 20th-century history yet
written - one that yields a strong, well-reasoned and persuasive
solution to the problem posed.
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