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OverviewA 'Book of the Year' in The Economist, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Air Mail, Foreign Affairs and The New York Times 'A work of singular importance . . . balanced, original, human, accessible, and riveting' - Philippe Sands, author of East-West Street 'A comprehensive, landmark and riveting book' - The Washington Post, 'The 10 Best Books of 2023' A landmark, magisterial history of the postwar trial of Japan's leaders as war criminals, and their impact on the modern history of Asia and the world, from the prizewinning author of the acclaimed The Blood Telegram. In the weeks after Japan finally surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, the victorious powers turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction. To them, it was clear that Japan's militaristic leaders needed to be tried and punished for their crimes. For the Allied powers, the trials were an opportunity both to render judgment on their vanquished foes and to create a legal framework to prosecute war crimes and prohibit the use of aggressive war. For the Japanese leaders on trial, it was their chance to argue that their war had been waged to liberate Asia from Western imperialism and that the court was no more than victors' justice. Gary J. Bass' Judgement at Tokyo is the product of a decade of research, a magnificent, riveting story of wartime action, dramatic courtroom battles, and the epic formative years that set the stage for the postwar era in the Asia-Pacific. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gary J. BassPublisher: Pan Macmillan Imprint: Picador Dimensions: Width: 16.50cm , Height: 6.20cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 1.144kg ISBN: 9781509812745ISBN 10: 1509812741 Pages: 912 Publication Date: 25 January 2024 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsJudgment at Tokyo is a work of singular importance—one that manages to be balanced, original, human, accessible, and riveting. It is of huge relevance to our times in the search for a decent place for ideas about justice and their delivery in a world that is infused with double standards and patent hypocrisies. -- Philippe Sands, author of <i>East-West Street</i> In this superb work of transnational history, Gary Bass uses the Tokyo trial to illuminate the making of the modern world. Bass has done a staggering amount of archival research, and he writes beautifully too. The book provides rich insights into the origins of the Cold War, the emergence of postcolonial China and India, the rebuilding of Japan, and the waning of European imperialism. I enjoyed it enormously, and learned a great deal from it too. -- Ramachandra Guha, author of <i>India After Gandhi</i> To understand the dynamics of post-World War II Asia, Gary Bass’s Judgement at Tokyo is fascinating, essential reading. Bass tells the story through vivid portraits of the participants—Chinese, Japanese, American, British, Indian, Filipino, among others—producing an elegantly written and deeply researched history of an underreported chapter of the postwar period. -- Barbara Demick, Baillie Gifford prize-winning author of <i>Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea</i> Gary Bass has written nothing less than a masterpiece. With epic research and mesmerizing narrative power, Judgement at Tokyo has the makings of an instant classic in the literature on China, Japan, and beyond. -- Evan Osnos, US National Book Award-winning author of <i>Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China</i> Gary Bass sets for himself a hugely ambitious goal: to tell the astonishing story of the Tokyo trial while placing the courtroom drama in the broader Asian and world history. He succeeds marvellously. Judgement at Tokyo is a vivid and meticulously crafted account, rich in detail, fair-minded, superbly nuanced. -- Fredrik Logevall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <i>Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam</i> Judgment at Tokyo is a work of singular importance—one that manages to be balanced, original, human, accessible, and riveting. It is of huge relevance to our times in the search for a decent place for ideas about justice and their delivery in a world that is infused with double standards and patent hypocrisies. -- Philippe Sands, author of <i>East-West Street</i> In this superb work of transnational history, Gary Bass uses the Tokyo trial to illuminate the making of the modern world. Bass has done a staggering amount of archival research, and he writes beautifully too. The book provides rich insights into the origins of the Cold War, the emergence of postcolonial China and India, the rebuilding of Japan, and the waning of European imperialism. I enjoyed it enormously, and learned a great deal from it too. -- Ramachandra Guha, author of <i>India After Gandhi</i> Judgment at Tokyo is a work of singular importance – one that manages to be balanced, original, human, accessible, and riveting. It is of huge relevance to our times in the search for a decent place for ideas about justice and their delivery in a world that is infused with double standards and patent hypocrisies. -- Philippe Sands, author of <i>East-West Street</i> In this superb work of transnational history, Gary Bass uses the Tokyo trial to illuminate the making of the modern world. Bass has done a staggering amount of archival research, and he writes beautifully too. The book provides rich insights into the origins of the Cold War, the emergence of postcolonial China and India, the rebuilding of Japan, and the waning of European imperialism. I enjoyed it enormously, and learned a great deal from it too. -- Ramachandra Guha, author of <i>India After Gandhi</i> To understand the dynamics of post-World War II Asia, Gary Bass’s Judgement at Tokyo is fascinating, essential reading. Bass tells the story through vivid portraits of the participants—Chinese, Japanese, American, British, Indian, Filipino, among others—producing an elegantly written and deeply researched history of an underreported chapter of the postwar period. -- Barbara Demick, Baillie Gifford prize-winning author of <i>Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea</i> Gary Bass has written nothing less than a masterpiece. With epic research and mesmerizing narrative power, Judgement at Tokyo has the makings of an instant classic in the literature on China, Japan, and beyond. -- Evan Osnos, US National Book Award-winning author of <i>Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China</i> Gary Bass sets for himself a hugely ambitious goal: to tell the astonishing story of the Tokyo trial while placing the courtroom drama in the broader Asian and world history. He succeeds marvellously. Judgement at Tokyo is a vivid and meticulously crafted account, rich in detail, fair-minded, superbly nuanced. -- Fredrik Logevall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <i>Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam</i> Judgment at Tokyo is a work of singular importance – one that manages to be balanced, original, human, accessible, and riveting. It is of huge relevance to our times in the search for a decent place for ideas about justice and their delivery in a world that is infused with double standards and patent hypocrisies. -- Philippe Sands, author of <i>East-West Street</i> In this superb work of transnational history, Gary Bass uses the Tokyo trial to illuminate the making of the modern world. -- Ramachandra Guha, author of <i>India After Gandhi</i> To understand the dynamics of post-World War II Asia, Gary Bass’s Judgement at Tokyo is fascinating, essential reading. -- Barbara Demick, Baillie Gifford prize-winning author of <i>Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea</i> Gary Bass has written nothing less than a masterpiece. With epic research and mesmerizing narrative power, Judgement at Tokyo has the makings of an instant classic in the literature on China, Japan, and beyond. -- Evan Osnos, US National Book Award-winning author of <i>Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China</i> A vivid and meticulously crafted account, rich in detail, fair-minded, superbly nuanced. -- Fredrik Logevall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <i>Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam</i> Author InformationGary J. Bass is a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of The Blood Telegram, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in general non-fiction, Freedom's Battle: The Origins of Humanitarian Intervention, and Stay the Hand of Vengeance: The Politics of War Crimes Tribunals. A former reporter for The Economist, Bass has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker and The Washington Post amongst others. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and lives in Princeton, New Jersey. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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