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John W. Dower
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1938
John W. Dower is an American author and historian. His 1999 book Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II won the U.S. National Book Award for Nonfiction, the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, the Bancroft Prize, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Mark Lynton History Prize, and the John K. Fairbank Prize of the American Historical Association.
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About John W. Dower
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1938
John W. Dower is an American author and historian. His 1999 book Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II won the U.S. National Book Award for Nonfiction, the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, the Bancroft Prize, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Mark Lynton History Prize, and the John K. Fairbank Prize of the American Historical Association.
John W. Dower is a prominent American historian born in Providence in 1938.
His prolific writing career includes the publication of 29 works dedicated to historical analysis.
He is a recognized expert on the history of Japan and its complex foreign relations.
His major work, Hidden Horrors, stands out for its deep research into the Second World War.
As a political scientist and historian, his work is essential for understanding the recent past of the 20th century.
