The Establishment of the Japanese Constitutional System / Edition 1

by Junji Banno, JAA Stockwin

Overview

The 1889 Meiji constitution: how it actually worked, the establishment of the Diet and the shifting roles and interests of the parties. A Japanese classic translated by one our leading authorities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415004978
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/30/1992
Series:	Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Junji Banno is Director of the Institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo. J.A.A. Stockwin is Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies at the University of Oxford and Director of the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Issues and methods Part I The political situation before the Sino-Japanese War 1 Some problems of transcendentalism 2 ‘Enrich the Nation and Strengthen the Armed Forces’ and ‘Lighten the People’s Burdens’ as issues in the early Diet sessions Part II Political conflict after the Sino-Japanese War 3 Post-war reconstruction and the reactions of various political forces 4 The formation of the Yamagata faction 5 The question of increasing the land tax 6 The collapse of the party Cabinet 7 Concluding the land tax increase bill

Editorial Reviews

A translation of the University of Tokyo Press's 1971 publication dealing with the establishment of constitutional government in Japan during the 1890s. Banno (Director, Institute of Social Science, U. of Tokyo) details the leaders and politicians involved in the creation of the Meiji Constitution, and tells the evocative political story of the power struggles which ensued. The volume also attends to the government's related agenda of military and industrial development, and its confrontation with the various popular parties of the time. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

‘This is an important work of scholarship translated into English with great skill... can be read with profit by all political historians interested in the creation of constitutional systems.' - Ian Neary, Asian Affairs

‘Banno is fortunate in having a translator who is a specialist in Japanese politics, J.A.A. Stockwin, who writes as clearly in English as Banno does in Japanese. Their approach in this translation - working closely together over many months - guaranteed accuracy to the original and smoothness in rendition... Banno's contribution will long remain the standard work in English on the subject.' - George Akita, Monumenta Nipponica

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