Japan's Modern History, 1857-1937: A New Political Narrative

by Junji Banno

Book Overview

Over the course of the period 1857 to 1937 in Japan, six distinct stages can be identified as the country moved from Shogun rule and its subsequent overthrow, from industrialisation and investment to the Meiji Constitution and then from Taishō democracy to Shōwa fascism. In this book, Junji Banno stresses the mutual relationships between each period, and to this end renames then accordingly: the age of reform; age of revolution; age of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138204749
• ISBN13: 9781138204744
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"