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John W. Dower

John W. Dower is Elting E. Morison Professor of History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His book, Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II, won numerous awards including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the Bancroft Prize. 

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Don't expect democracy in Iraq.

John W. Dower

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