Takes a controversial stand that the Constitution of Japan was not 'imposed', as conventional opinion has it, as a document of defeat by the Allied occupying forces under General MacArthur. This work tells the story of American initiative and Japanese response, and also offers an account of postwar democratization and reform. "A fascinating inside story of the process of drafting a constitution that achieved widespread accepetance in Japan as the foundation of democracy . . . Highly Recommended." --Choice