The allied occupation of Japan : an Australian view

Christine De Matos

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    Abstract

    Occupied Japan was an ideological battleground for contesting ideas concerned with charting Japan's postwar transformation, with the US voice dominant. The Australian Chifley government proposed an alternative approach, what it termed ââ"šÂ¬Ã‹Å“social democracyââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢, between the extremes of Soviet communism and American laissez faire individualism. However, in the manichean context of the Cold War, in many policy realms the Australian voice, as well as other alternate voices from within and without Japan, tended to disappear from the historical record. In some fields, however, of which land reform is most striking, Australian proposals shaped significant policy outcomes, while in others, they shaped the terrain of debate.
    Original languageEnglish
    Number of pages6
    JournalJapan Focus
    Publication statusPublished - 2005

    Keywords

    • Allied occupation, 1945-1952
    • Australia
    • Japan
    • United States
    • history

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