The Cambridge History of Japan, Volume 6

John Whitney Hall

Cambridge University Press, Apr 28, 1989 - History - 836 pages

One of the major transformations in world history during the twentieth century has been the slow shift of world economic and political power from the Atlantic to the Pacific Rim. Japan has played a key role in spurring this transformation. The country's rise to a position of international prominence has not been a smooth process, however - it has come only after a period of turmoil and conflict. Volume 6 of The Cambridge History of Japan provides a general introduction to Japan's history during the first three quarters of the twentieth century, with emphasis on political, economic, social and intellectual trends.

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• The establishment of party cabinets 18981932: 55
• Politics and mobilization in Japan 19311945: 97
• Postwar politics 19451973: 154
• high economic: 184
• The Japanese colonial empire 18951945: 217
• The empire assembled 18951922: 224
• concepts: 237
• Administering the empire: 244
• development: 252
• emigration: 260
• The indigenous response to Japanese colonialism: 266
• World War I and Japan: 277
• Shidehara diplomacy versus Tanaka diplomacy: 285
• The occupation of Manchuria: 295
• The China conflict: 302
• The Pacific: 311
• The morass in China: 319
• Fumbling for direction: 325
• Japan under new management: 332
• Tora Tora Tora: 340
• Victory fever continued: 347
• Retaining the initiative: 354
• Exit Tojo: 361
• The Suzuki cabinet and intensification of: 368
• Overview: 376
• Industrialization and technological change 18851920: 385
• Depression recovery and war 19201945: 451
• GNE and prices: 463
• Recovery: 467
• War: 480
• World War II: 487
• Conclusion: 492
• Macroeconomic performance: 502
• The changing industrial structure: 516
• Characteristics of Japanese enterprises: 527
• Economic policy: 533
• The transformation of rural society 19001950: 541
• The roots of protest: 555
• The tenant movement: 576
• Nohonshugi: 589
• Epilogue: 604
• Relations University of Illinois ChampaignUrbana: 606
• employment in Japanese factories 19091956: 614
• The emergence of dualism in the labor market: 621
• Labor conflict and industrial relations 19201945: 629
• factories by size of factory: 630
• Postwar labor relations 19451955: 646
• Socialism liberalism and Marxism 19011931: 654
• The collapse of the socialist movement: 666
• Minponshugi: 673
• Toward radicalism: 681
• The revival of socialism: 687
• Yamakawa Hitoshi and the change in direction: 698
• the paradox of Japanese: 708
• Culturalism: 734
• Cultural particularism: 741
• The debate on modernity: 758
• Epilogue: 768
• Works cited: 775
• Glossaryindex: 827

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Cambridge History of Japan, Volume 6; Volume 6 of The Cambridge History of Japan 6 Volume Set; The Cambridge History of Japan, John Whitney Hall, ISBN 0521657288, 9780521657280; The Cambridge History of Japan. Vol. 6: The Twentieth Century, Peter Duus
• Editor: John Whitney Hall
• Contributor: John Whitney Hall
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1989
• ISBN: 0521223571, 9780521223577
• Length: 836 pages
• Subjects: History / Asia / General; History / Asia / Japan; History / Modern / 20th Century