John W. Dower

4.2k citations
52 papers · 1.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 15

John W. Dower

40 papers receiving 839 citations

Hit Papers

War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War3511986202619992012100200300

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John W. Dower
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  • Cultural Studies 583
  • Political Science and International Relations 427
  • Sociology and Political Science 794
  • History 107
  • History and Philosophy of Science 38
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20141
2 20141
3 20031
4
Black Ships and Samurai : Commodore Perry and the opening of Japan
20032
5
Embracing defeat : Japan in the aftermath of World War II
200043
6 20007
7 20001
8 2000470
9 19990
10
Japan Addresses Its War Responsibility
19955
11
Japan in war and peace : essays on history, culture and race
19956
12 199513
13 198843
14 198615
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War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific Warbreakdown →
1986351
16 197923
17 197617
18 19751
19 19755
20 19701

About John W. Dower

John W. Dower is a scholar working on Cultural Studies, History and Philosophy of Science, Development, Visual Arts and Performing Arts and Urban Studies, having authored 52 papers that have together received 1.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Japanese History and Culture (13 papers), Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (5 papers), Asian American and Pacific Histories (4 papers), Race, History, and American Society (3 papers), International Relations and Foreign Policy (2 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (1 paper), Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (1 paper) and Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Cultural Studies (583 citations), Political Science and International Relations (427 citations), Sociology and Political Science (794 citations), History (107 citations) and History and Philosophy of Science (38 citations). John W. Dower has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Austria. Frequent co-authors include Simon Partner, Gaddis Smith, Mark Selden, Richard Mitchell, Ben‐Ami Shillony, Sheldon Garon, E. Herbert Norman, E. Patricia Tsurumi, Alvin D. Coox and John S. Brownlee. Their work appears in journals such as The American Historical Review, Pacific Affairs, Journal of Japanese Studies, Japan focus and Foreign Affairs.

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