Download or read book Culture and Power in Germany and Japan written by Nils-Johan Jørgensen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This parallel study of the post-war ‘resurrection’ of two defeated nations provides a striking new and insightful analysis into the nature of Germany and Japan’s recovery – highlighting in particular the shared cultural, linguistic, moral and technological factors that were essential for this ‘phoenix’ phenomenon to take place.