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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 Taisho democracy to Showa
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
construction; age of management; age of reorganisation; and age of
crisis. Following this model, the book covers eighty years of
history in Japan, focusing on political history and foreign
relations, with extensive material also on economic development and
foreign influences on political institutions and practices. Based
on extensive archival research, Japan's Modern History considers
synoptically the key trends and their significance over the period
of 1857 to 1937. In turn, it presents in detail fascinating
information on many of the main leaders and other significant
figures, with extensive quotations from their writings, letters and
diaries. This book is a translation into English of a major work of
scholarship by a leading historian of modern Japan, and may be
considered the apex of Junji Banno's work in the field. As such, it
will be of great interest to students and scholars of both Japanese
history and history more broadly.
`This is an important work of scholarship translated into English with great skill. ' - Ian Neary, Asian Affairs
`Banno's contribution will long remain the standard work in English on the subject.' - George Akita, Monumenta Nipponica
Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Japan adopted many Western
practices and institutions, including a constitution in 1889. "The
Establishment of the Japanese Constitutional System" discusses how
the Constitution actually worked during its first decade.
After the Diet--or parliament--was established, the oligarchs who
had framed the Constitution found that the Diet intervened more
than they had intended. In an equally surprising turn, the popular
political parties who had initially opposed the expensive
nationalist and industrial expansionist plans of the government
eventually became supporters. The reasons for this drastic change
in basic attitudes present a fascinating series of questions which
Junji Banno addresses in this book.
To answer these questions, the author analyzes the constitutional
framework and the economic interests of the key supporters of the
popular parties--the agricultural landowners. The changing
interests of this group in the mid 1890s forced the popular party
leaders to modify their demand for "cheap government." Variations
in the prices of agricultural products greatly influenced the
attitudes of landowners towards government financial policies,
shifting their focus away from tax reduction and towards
industrialization as an attractive policy.
With an author's Foreword written on the day that the Abe cabinet
decided to 'revise the Japanese Constitution by reinterpretation'
(Tuesday, 1 July 2014), this timely examination of Japan's post-war
history by two leading historians committed to democratic politics
is highly instructive and prompts serious reflection by anyone
concerned with the future of Japan. Originally published in Japan
by Iwanami Shinsho, The Abe Experiment and the Future of Japan,
records a wide-ranging dialogue between two eminent Japanese
scholars - Junji Banno, a political historian, and Jir? Yamaguchi,
a political scientist - regarding Japan's modern political history.
The focus of the conversation is on what they perceive as
disturbing parallels between the 1930s and the recent policy
trajectory of the Abe government, in which relations with Japan's
immediate neighbours have seriously deteriorated. The translation
is by the distinguished Oxford scholar and author Arthur Stockwin,
formerly Director of the Nissan Institute.
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 Taisho democracy to Showa
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
construction; age of management; age of reorganisation; and age of
crisis. Following this model, the book covers eighty years of
history in Japan, focusing on political history and foreign
relations, with extensive material also on economic development and
foreign influences on political institutions and practices. Based
on extensive archival research, Japan's Modern History considers
synoptically the key trends and their significance over the period
of 1857 to 1937. In turn, it presents in detail fascinating
information on many of the main leaders and other significant
figures, with extensive quotations from their writings, letters and
diaries. This book is a translation into English of a major work of
scholarship by a leading historian of modern Japan, and may be
considered the apex of Junji Banno's work in the field. As such, it
will be of great interest to students and scholars of both Japanese
history and history more broadly.
Since the beginning of the Meiji period when Japan evolved into a
modern and powerful nation-state, ideas of empire and constitution
imbued Japanese rule and progress. In Empire and Constitution in
Modern Japan, Junji Banno expertly analyses how these conflicting
concepts operated together in Japan from 1868 until 1937. By
'empire', Banno means the Japanese impetus to create its own
empire; by 'constitution', he identifies Japanese efforts to create
a constitutional government. In this book, Banno discusses the
complicated relationship between these two concepts, ranging from
incompatibility in some periods to symbiosis in others.
Furthermore, understanding the complex and competing nature of
these ideals, he persuasively reasons, is key to our understanding
of why Japan and China went to war in 1937, leading to Pearl Harbor
just four years later. Translated by eminent scholar Arthur
Stockwin, Banno's highly accessible account of the dynamics of
pre-war Japanese political history provides an engaging survey of
imperialism and constitutionalism in modern Japan. It will be of
vital importance to all scholars of modern Japanese history.
Since the beginning of the Meiji period when Japan evolved into a
modern and powerful nation-state, ideas of empire and constitution
imbued Japanese rule and progress. In Empire and Constitution in
Modern Japan, Junji Banno expertly analyses how these conflicting
concepts operated together in Japan from 1868 until 1937. By
'empire', Banno means the Japanese impetus to create its own
empire; by 'constitution', he identifies Japanese efforts to create
a constitutional government. In this book, Banno discusses the
complicated relationship between these two concepts, ranging from
incompatibility in some periods to symbiosis in others.
Furthermore, understanding the complex and competing nature of
these ideals, he persuasively reasons, is key to our understanding
of why Japan and China went to war in 1937, leading to Pearl Harbor
just four years later. Translated by eminent scholar Arthur
Stockwin, Banno's highly accessible account of the dynamics of
pre-war Japanese political history provides an engaging survey of
imperialism and constitutionalism in modern Japan. It will be of
vital importance to all scholars of modern Japanese history.
This informative, multidisciplinary study provides an in-depth and authoritative analysis of the current state of one of the most important and influential societies and economies since the war.
Until recently, many Japanese believed that they lived in the
richest country in the world, and in the early 1990s, they welcomed
the end of one-party dominance. However, by the middle of the
1990s, many Japanese are no longer confident in their economy, nor
optimistic in their politics. This authoritative study analyses
various aspects of Japanese society and economy in order to provide
a balanced view between the optimism of the 1980s and the pessimism
characteristic of more recent years. The Political Economy of
Japanese Society is a revision and translation of a
multidisciplinary research project carried out by the Institute of
Social Science at the University of Tokyo. Beginning with the late
nineteenth century, it examines the historical developments of
Japan's contemporary political economy, paying particular attention
to the changes that have occurred 'from below'. Social actors who
have often been given peripheral treatment, such as opposition
parties, the aged, female and foreign workers, are brought to the
forefront of the analysis, alongside those considered more
mainstream, such as the governing party, large corporations and
labour unions. The Japanese political economy of the 1980s and 90s
has had a strong impact on the global economy, and this book also
analyses selective influences on the outside world, in particular
on other Asian nations and the USA. Volume 1 analyses the
structures of the Japanese political economy which encouraged
continuous economic growth in the period from 1955 to 1990,
focusing on such phenomena as Japanese political management, the
Japanese employment system, and one-party dominance in politics.
Volume 2 examines some of the problems inherited from this period
of dramatic economic growth.
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