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The Nature and Origins of Japanese Imperialism: A Re-interpretation of the 1873 Crisis
Contributor(s): Calman, Donald (Author)
ISBN: 0415067103     ISBN-13: 9780415067102
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $152.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: August 1992
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Annotation: In "The Nature and Origins of Japanese Imperialism," Donald Calman traces Japan's twentieth-century imperialism back to the economic imperatives at the root of the country's 1873 crisis. Calman shows that the prospect of economic gain through overseas expansion was the central issue of that year's political struggles. He goes on to demonstrate that Japan had a long, earlier tradition of aiming for economic expansion overseas and that much of the writing on Japan has played down the true extent of Japanese imperialism.
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia - Japan
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Arts & Humanities
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General
Dewey: 952.031
LCCN: 91039194
Lexile Measure: 1310
Physical Information: 1.35" H x 6.26" W x 8.7" (1.26 lbs) 376 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Japanese
 
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Publisher Description:

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.