The Pursuit of Power in Modern Japan 1825-1995
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 13 April 2000
- ISBN 9780198205890
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages562 pages
- Size 242x163x35 mm
- Weight 946 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 5 maps 0
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Short description:
This new history of modern Japan covers its remarkable transformation from a small country on the fringe of international politics to the major world power it is today. Professor Tsuzuki traces Japan's pursuit of power, first by military and then by economic means, in a fascinating and original history of the fastest-growing economic power of the twentieth century.
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This new history of modern Japan covers its remarkable transformation from a small country on the fringe of international politics to the major world power it is today. Professor Tsuzuki 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 nineteenth century western imperialism; and on to the post-war USJapanese alliance powering the economic miracle of the last half of the twentieth century. He examines Japan's political, intellectual, and industrial development throughout the last two centuries, with special attention 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. Tsuzuki goes on to reveal how some of the factors which contributed to remaking Japan as an economic giant have also been responsible for her recent economic and political difficulties.
Overall, this is a very valuable addition to the general literature on the history of modern Japan. It highlights aspects of the country's recent past that other authors have shied away from, particularly in regard to social history and the tribulations of the Japanese people, and as such provides a useful rejoinder to those who would paint too roseate a picture of the Japanese state. It is a book that deserves to be on every modern Japanese history reading list and should be singled out as a recommended text, that is to say that Professor Tsuzuki has produced a very fine and useful work.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Introduction: Land, People, and their Shaping by History
Part I: From Seclusion to Expansion, 1825-1900
Japan in 1825: A Crisis in Seclusion
The Opening of the Country
The Meiji Restoration
The Decade of Democratic Ferment: Liberty and People's right
The Meiji Constitution
The Sino-Japanese War and its Aftermath
Meiji Industrialization and its Critics
Part II: The Road to Catastrophe, 1900-1945
The Russo-Japanese War and the Annexation of Korea
Taisho Democracy and the First World War
Taisho Politics and Society: From the Rice Riot to the Public Order Preservation Act
Economic Crises and Overseas Colonies
Fascism, Militarism, and Thought Control
The Undeclared War against China
From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima
Part III: Reconstruction and Reorganization, 1945-1995
The American Occupation: The New Constitution and the Tokyo War Crimes Trial
Occupation Reform: Education, Women, Land and Labour
Post-war Reconstruction
From Political Conflict to Economic Growth, 1950-1965
Japan Incorporated and Radical Challenges, 1965-1973
The Heyday of the LDP: From Tanaka to Nakasone
The End of Showa and the End of the Bubble Economy
Epilogue; Appendices; Chronology; Glossary; Index
