{"product_id":"t-a-bisson-japan-s-war-economy-1949","title":"T.A. Bisson — Japan’s War Economy (1949)","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1efyzdm\" data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"109\"\u003eRare First Soviet Edition on Imperial Japan’s WWII Economy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"728\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"121\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Экономика войны Японии \u003cem data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"168\"\u003e(Japan’s War Economy)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"171\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"182\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e T. A. Bisson\u003cbr data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"198\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"198\" data-end=\"212\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publishing House of Foreign Literature, Moscow\u003cbr data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"262\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"287\"\u003ePlace of Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e USSR\u003cbr data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"295\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"304\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1949\u003cbr data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"312\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"325\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Russian (translated from English)\u003cbr data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"362\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"374\"\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e WWII history \/ economic history \/ Imperial Japan\u003cbr data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"426\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"437\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"450\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"464\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage collectible condition with signs of age and archival use consistent with postwar Soviet publications. Includes historical library stamps, including provenance from a Tbilisi-based library. Pages readable and binding intact. Please review photos carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"733\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"rmw5tv\" data-start=\"735\" data-end=\"749\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"890\"\u003eRare 1949 Soviet first edition of \u003cem data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"806\"\u003eJapan’s War Economy\u003c\/em\u003e by T. A. Bisson, published in Moscow by the Publishing House of Foreign Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"1239\"\u003eThis important historical and analytical study examines the industrial, financial, and administrative mobilization of Imperial Japan during World War II. The book served as a major reference source for Soviet researchers, economists, military analysts, and historians studying wartime economies and East Asian affairs in the early Cold War period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1405\"\u003eTranslated into Russian shortly after the war, this edition reflects the Soviet Union’s strategic and scholarly interest in the economic structure of wartime Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1407\" data-end=\"1410\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1c7c49r\" data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1423\"\u003eContents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"tf5plk\" data-start=\"1425\" data-end=\"1435\"\u003ePart I\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1584\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1495\"\u003eIndustry under the “New Economic Structure” (1940–1941)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1498\"\u003eAnalysis of industrial reorganization and wartime economic planning in Imperial Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1bhrr0x\" data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1597\"\u003ePart II\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1748\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1654\"\u003eCrisis in the Economic Management System (1942–1943)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1657\"\u003eDiscussion of wartime shortages, administrative inefficiency, and systemic economic strain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"4lykfs\" data-start=\"1750\" data-end=\"1762\"\u003ePart III\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1909\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1825\"\u003eThe Ministry of Munitions under Three Cabinets (1944–1945)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1828\"\u003eExamination of late-war military-industrial administration and economic collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1lib0pm\" data-start=\"1911\" data-end=\"1937\"\u003eSupplementary Material\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1938\" data-end=\"2032\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ods7fh\" data-start=\"1938\" data-end=\"1972\"\u003eScholarly introductory article\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"rt1241\" data-start=\"1973\" data-end=\"1993\"\u003eAuthor’s preface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13q7yh5\" data-start=\"1994\" data-end=\"2032\"\u003eHistorical and economic commentary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2037\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hlyorq\" data-start=\"2039\" data-end=\"2065\"\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2067\" data-end=\"2192\"\u003eT. 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Bisson was one of the leading Western experts on East Asian political and economic affairs during the mid-20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2194\" data-end=\"2264\"\u003eThis Soviet edition is historically important because it demonstrates:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2265\" data-end=\"2496\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"22gsn7\" data-start=\"2265\" data-end=\"2311\"\u003eUSSR analysis of Imperial Japan after WWII\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"s0trqz\" data-start=\"2312\" data-end=\"2361\"\u003eSoviet interest in wartime industrial systems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"w6n4rn\" data-start=\"2362\" data-end=\"2410\"\u003eEarly Cold War academic translation projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1l3pxoz\" data-start=\"2411\" data-end=\"2496\"\u003eThe exchange and adaptation of foreign political-economic scholarship in the USSR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2498\" data-end=\"2626\"\u003eThe presence of original Tbilisi library stamps adds documented Georgian Soviet provenance and archival character to the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2628\" data-end=\"2631\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1ywxpwl\" data-start=\"2633\" data-end=\"2653\"\u003eAbout the Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2655\" data-end=\"2684\"\u003eAn excellent collectible for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"2867\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1cxj59i\" data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"2704\"\u003eWWII historians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ry3xcm\" data-start=\"2705\" data-end=\"2749\"\u003eResearchers of Japanese economic history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"rvxza3\" data-start=\"2750\" data-end=\"2795\"\u003eCollectors of Soviet political literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"bd1mc3\" data-start=\"2796\" data-end=\"2828\"\u003eScholars of Cold War studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1mj7tdh\" data-start=\"2829\" data-end=\"2867\"\u003eLibraries and archival collections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2869\" data-end=\"2990\"\u003eRare early Soviet translations of Western geopolitical works are increasingly difficult to locate in preserved condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2992\" data-end=\"2995\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"icfs9j\" data-start=\"2997\" data-end=\"3008\"\u003eShipping\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3010\" data-end=\"3126\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1c7m2bx\" data-start=\"3010\" data-end=\"3044\"\u003eSecure packaging with tracking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"yjl4u1\" data-start=\"3045\" data-end=\"3081\"\u003eInternational shipping available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"2fr91e\" data-start=\"3082\" data-end=\"3126\"\u003eAdditional photos available upon request\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tsar to Soviets books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48550821298408,"sku":"USSR0016","price":87.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/8743\/6008\/files\/photo_3_2026-05-13_15-40-56.jpg?v=1778673116","url":"https:\/\/tsartosovietsbooks.com\/products\/t-a-bisson-japan-s-war-economy-1949","provider":"Tsar to Soviets books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}