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Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan, and: The End of the Pacific War: Reappraisals (review)

thinking that underlies and propels it. It raises important questions that have not, to the best of my knowledge, been asked before and answers them in a thoroughly engaging interdisciplinary fashion. In Earthquake Nation Clancey juggles architectural history, the history of science and technology, cultural exchange, and to a lesser extent, nature, detailing their interconnectedness and the impact each had on the creation of knowledge in Meiji Japan. There are, of course, some questions that were not asked. As fire was responsible for the majority of deaths in both the 1891 and 1923 earthquakes, for example, I am left wondering when or if fireproofing entered into architectural discourse. The same applies to urban planning. Did planners come to work with architects in an attempt to make cities, not just buildings, more earthquake or disaster resistant? Both eventually came to be seen as important parts of disaster or catastrophe mitigation, but when did this occur? Finally, because of the interdisciplinary nature of the study, I wish Clancey had included chapter synopses and a dedicated conclusion, if only to reinforce and clearly summarize his innovative findings. Minor criticisms aside, this is a great book from which scholars and students will gain much information. Hopefully, it will lead to more interdisciplinary studies that revolve around the interconnectedness of nature, culture, politics, society, natural disasters, and the built environment in Japan.