Annotation
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the 1999 National Book Award for Nonfiction, finalist for the Lionel Gelber Prize and the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize, Embracing Defeat is John W. Dower's brilliant examination of Japan in the immediate, shattering aftermath of World War II.
Awards
1999 National Book Awards
1999 Library Journal Best Books of the Year
2000 Pulitzer Prize
2000 Bancroft Prize
1999 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes
2000 American Library Association Notable Books
2000 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
2000 L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award
| Genre | NonFiction History Sociology |
| Topics | Japanese military World War II Japanese politics and government Japanese society Japanese culture Japanese history Adversaries Americans in foreign countries American foreign policy American foreign relations Occupations |
| Setting | Japan |