The Nature and Origins of Japanese Imperialism: A Re-interpretation of the 1873 CrisisThis important book, which many will regard as controversial, argues convincingly that the Japanese imperialism of the first half of the Twentieth Century was not a temporary aberration. The author looks at the detail of the great crisis of 1873 and shows that the prospect of economic gain through overseas expansion was the central issue of that year's political struggles. He goes on to show that Japan had a long, earlier history of aiming for economic expansion overseas; and that Japan's Twentieth Century imperialism grew out of this. In addition, he argues convincingly that much of the writing about Japan has played down the true extent and nature of Japanese imperialism. |
Contents
Western Writers And Meiji History | |
Ezoghi Korea And The Four Great Western Clans | |
Tokugawa Japan | |
Takayama Maki And Sada | |
Maruyama Dairaku Kurumes Convulsions And ShintŌs Brief History 7 Japanese Perceptions Of The 1873 Seihen | |
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The Nature and Origins of Japanese Imperialism: A Reinterpretation of the ... Donald Calman No preview available - 1992 |
The Nature and Origins of Japanese Imperialism: A Re-Interpretation of the ... Donald Calman No preview available - 2013 |
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