The Pursuit of Poer in Modern Japan 1825-1995 [Hardcover]

This new history of modern Japan covers its remarkable transformation from a small country on the fringe of international politics into the major world power it is today. Chushichi 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.

Preface
Introduction: Land, People, and their Shaping by History
Part I: From Seclusion to Expansion, 18251900
1: Japan in 1825: A Crisis in Seclusion
2: The Opening of the Country
3: The Meiji Restoration
4:The Decade of Democratic Ferment: Liberty and People's right
5: The Meiji Constitution
6: The Sino-Japanese War and its Aftermath
7: Meiji Industrialization and its Critics
Part II: The Road to Catastrophe, 19001945
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
Part III: Reconstruction and Reorganization, 19451995
15: The American Occupation : The New Constitution and the Tokyo War Crimes Trial
16: Occupation Reform: Education, Women, Land and Labour
17: Post-war Reconstruction
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
Epilogue; Appendices; Chronology; Glossary; Index

[W]e will learn a great deal from [the book's] thorough coverage of what Tsuzuki calls the pursuit of power. --Asia

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