The Pursuit of Power in Modern Japan 1825–1995
The Pursuit of Power in Modern Japan 1825–1995
Professor of International Relations
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Abstract
This history of modern Japan covers its transformation from a small country on the fringe of international politics to the major world power it is today. The book traces Japan's pursuit of power, first by military and then by economic means, from her attempts to replace China at the centre of the Confucian Middle Kingdom; through the Meiji nationalist response to the inroads of 19th century western imperialism; and on to the post-war US-Japanese alliance powering the economic miracle of the last half of the 20th century. The book examines Japan's political, intellectual, and industrial development throughout the last two centuries, with special attention given to the wars that were fought, and argues that the history of Japan's modernization was closely linked to the growth of Japan's own imperialism. The book goes on to show how some of the factors that contributed to remaking Japan as an economic giant have also been responsible for her recent economic and political difficulties.
Front Matter
- Introduction: Land, People, and their Shaping by History
PART I From Seclusion to Expansion 1825–1900
Part II The Road to Catastrophe 1900–1945
- 8 The Russo-Japanese War and the Annexation of Korea
- 9 Taisho Democracy and the First World War
- 10 Taisho Politics and Society: From the Rice Riot to the Public Order Preservation Act
- 11 Economic Crises and Overseas Colonies
- 12 Fascism, Militarism, and Thought Control
- 13 The Undeclared War Against China
- 14 From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima
- 8 The Russo-Japanese War and the Annexation of Korea
Part III Reconstruction and Reorganization 1945–1995
- 15 The American Occupation: The New Constitution and the Tokyo War Crimes Trial
- 16 Occupation Reform: Education, Women, Land, and Labour
- 17 Post-war Reconstructions
- 18 From Political Conflict to Economic Growth, 1950–1965
- 19 ‘Japan Incorporated’ and Radical Challenges, 1965–1973
- 20 The Heyday of the LDP: From Tanaka to Nakasone
- 21 The End of Showa and the End of the Bubble Economy
- 15 The American Occupation: The New Constitution and the Tokyo War Crimes Trial
- Epilogue
End Matter
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