Visions of Democracy and Peace in Occupied Japan

In Visions of Democracy and Peace in Occupied Japan, Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti examines Japan under its American occupation following World War II and focuses upon the conflicting visions of its political parties in their struggles for a democratic and peaceful “Japanese Japan.”

In Visions of Democracy and Peace in Occupied Japan, Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti examines American occupation of Japan during World War II and the evolution of Japan’s political parties to highlight the country’s struggles for a democratic and peaceful “Japanese Japan.” Using a dynamic analysis approach, Galanti examines the pre-war, pro-democratic ideals and legacies that built Japan’s political parties and the parties’ evolving views on regime matters, socioeconomic structure, international relations, and security both during and after the country’s occupation by American forces.

Chapter One: The Dilemma of Postwar Japan: A “Washington-Made” or a “Homemade” State?

Part One: Background Data for Discussing Occupied Japan’s Visions

Chapter Two: American Inconsistency

Chapter Three: Modern Imperial Japan’s Pro-Democratic Legacies

Chapter Four: The Main Parties of Occupied Japan

Part Two: Dynamism of Visions (with Alon Lewkowitz)

Chapter Five: Ratifying a “Dictated” Constitution

Chapter Six: “To Rearm or Not to Rearm?” That is the Question…

Chapter Seven: Adopting an “American Peace”

Epilogue

Chapter Eight: Japanized Visions of Democracy and Peace