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

by Donald Calman

Book 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415067103
• ISBN13: 9780415067102
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 8.7"