Japan at the Midcentury: Leaves from Life

291 pp. CONTENTS: Foreword; I. At The Turn of the Century; II. Japan Steps Out; III. A Place in the Sun; IV. Heyday for Liberals; V. Troubled Waters; VI. At The Crossroads; VII. Manifest Destiny; VIII. The Zero Hour; IX. Fettered Feet; X. In a Concentration Camp; XI. Leaves from Life; XII. Interpretative Side Lights; XIII. Democracy at the Rice Roots; XIV. A Strategic Bridgehead; XV. History in the Making; XVI. The Rebirth of a Nation; XVII. New Frontiers For Women; XVIII. In a New Role; XIX. A Dangerous Vacuum; XX. The East Teaches the West.