Behind the Face of Japan by Upton Close (GT150)

Published 1942: First Edition / Hardcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated frontispiece and Endpapers

Original black cloth with gilt titles on the spine and original pictorial dust jacket in protective wraps. 427 very clean and bright pages, previous owners bookplate on the first page. Covers slightly rubbed with time and slight shelf wear on dust jacket consistent with age. (GT150)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A good book on Japanese psychology leading up to WWII . . .
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2023
The author lived in the Orient during the 1920-30s. He could see the psychological chasm that separated Occident from Orient, and that it wasn't likely to be bridged. He predicted war would come as a result. He apparently took a lot of criticism with the first 1930's edition of this book, being called a warmonger. But he had it right. He makes the case that war was inevitable.
I've read quite a few books on this period in Japan and this is one of the best, IMO. Close is a pretty astute observer of human nature.

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