Political Development in Modern Japan : : Studies in the Modernization of Japan / / ed. by Robert E. Ward.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Burks, Ardath W.,; Craig, Albert M.,; Hackett, Roger F.,; Hall, John Whitney,; Ike, Nobutaka,; Ishida, Takeshi,; Jansen, Marius B.,; Scalapino, Robert A.,; Silberman, Bernard S.,; Steiner, Kurt,; Tsuji, Kiyoaki,; Ward, Robert E.,
• HerausgeberIn: Ward, Robert E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1968
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in the Modernization of Japan ; 1686
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (650 p.)

Contents: I. "Introduction," Robert E. Ward. II. "A Monarch for Modern Japan," John Whitney Hall. III. "Political Modernization and the Meiji Genro" Roger F. Hackett. IV. "Fukuzawa Yukichi: The Philosophical Foundations of Meiji Nationalism," Albert M. Craig. V. "Modernization and Foreign Policy in Meiji Japan," Marius B. Jansen. VI. "War and Modernization," Nobutaka Ike. VII. "Popular Political Participation and Political Development in Japan: The Rural Level," Kurt Steiner. VIII. "Elections and Political Modernization in Prewar Japan," Robert A. Scalapino. IX. "The Development of Interest Groups and the Pattern of Political Modernization in Japan," Takeshi Ishida. X. "Structural and Functional Differentiation in the Political Modernization of Japan," Bernard S. Silberman. XI. "Law and Political Modernization in Japan," Dan Fenno Henderson. XII. "Decision-Making in the Japanese Government: A Study of Ringisei" Kiyoaki Tsuji. XIII. "Reflections on the Allied Occupation and Planned Political Change in Japan," Robert E. Ward. XIV. "The Politics of Japan's Modernization: The Autonomy of Choice," Ardath W. Burks. XV. "Epilogue," Robert E. Ward. Index.Originally published in 1968.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. A Monarch For Modern Japan -- III. Political Modernization and the Meiji Genro -- IV. Fukuzawa Yukichi: The Philosophical Foundations of Meiji Nationalism -- V. Modernization and Foreign Policy in Meiji Japan -- VI. War and Modernization -- VII. Popular Political Participation and Political Development in Japan: The Rural Level -- VIII. Elections and Political Modernization in Prewar -- IX. The Development of Interest Groups and the Pattern of Political Modernization in Japan -- X. Structural and Functional Differentiation in the Political Modernization of Japan -- XI. Law and Political Modernization in Japan -- XII. Decision-Making in the Japanese Government: A Study of Ringisei -- XIII. Reflections on the Allied Occupation and Planned Political Change in Japan -- XIV. The Politics of Japan's Modernization: The Autonomy of Choice -- XV. Epilogue -- Appendix: Results of Selected Japanese General Elections, 1892-1937 -- List of Contributors -- Index