{"product_id":"9781509812745-judgement-at-tokyo","title":"Judgement at Tokyo","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorld War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia\u003cbr\u003eThe definitive account of the Tokyo war crimes trials of 1946-8, WWII and the beginning of the end of the European empires in Asia and the impact the settlement has had on post-war China and Japan, the wider history of East and South Asia – and of the world – to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FINALIST FOR THE 2024 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eA Best Book of the Year in \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Prospect\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e TLS\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The New Yorker,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Magisterial' \u003c\/b\u003e– Max Hastings, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Monumental' \u003c\/b\u003e– Rana Mitter, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Every so often, a new work emerges of such immense scholarship and weight that it really does add a significant difference to our understanding of the Second World War and its consequences. \u003ci\u003eJudgement at Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e is one such, a monumental work in both scale and detail, beautifully constructed and written, leaving the reader not only moved but disturbed as well.' \u003c\/b\u003e– James Holland, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A work of singular importance . balanced, original, human, accessible, and riveting'\u003c\/b\u003e – Philippe Sands, author of \u003ci\u003eEast-West Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA landmark history of the postwar trials of Japan’s leaders as war criminals, and their impact on the modern history of Asia and the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGary J. Bass' \u003ci\u003eJudgement at Tokyo\u003c\/i\u003e is 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A comprehensive, landmark and riveting book' \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, 'The 10 Best Books of 2023'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Breathtakingly ambitious and unlikely to be bettered as a portrait of the trials and their place in postwar global history' \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41496273748065,"sku":"9781509812745","price":31.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29807877.jpg?v=1725891014","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781509812745-judgement-at-tokyo","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}