Full Description
A useful resource for those interested in Japanese history, political ideas and rival concepts of government. This work depicts a tortuous battle of ideas, with many odd contradictions, sudden shifts and humiliating retreats. It focuses on key points of difference between leading thinkers and explores their motivation, as shaped by contemporary events.
Contents
1. Meiji Japan's nation-building process (1871-1881)serial breakdown in revolutionary aims 2. Rival concepts of constitutional government (1871-1894): with a focus on the British model 3. Three interpretations of the Meiji constitutional regime (1890-1922): emperor, cabinet, and democratic-liberal government 4. The rise and fall of party government (1924-1936) 5. Party revival and the advance of social democracy (1936-1937).
