The Nature and Origins of Japanese Imperialism: A Re-interpretation of the 1873 Crisis

by Donald Calman

Overview

This 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415067102
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/27/1992
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1310L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 WESTERN WRITERS AND MEIJI HISTORY; Chapter 3 EZOGHI, KOREA AND THE FOUR GREAT WESTERN CLANS; Chapter 4 TOKUGAWA JAPAN; Chapter 5 KURUME: TAKAYAMA, MAKI AND SADA; Chapter 6 MARUYAMA, DAIRAKU, KURUME'S CONVULSIONS AND SHINT?'S ‘BRIEF HISTORY’; Chapter 7 JAPANESE PERCEPTIONS OF THE 1873 SEIHEN; Chapter 8 THE NATURE OF JAPANESE IMPERIALISM; Chapter 9 THE POWER STRUGGLE IN HOKKAID?; Chapter 10 THE RULE OF LAW; Chapter 11 THE TOSA CLAN, GODAI AND THE OPENING OF KOREA; Chapter 12 CONCLUSION;