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Army, Empire and Politics in Meiji Japan

The Three Careers of General Katsura Tar?

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  1. Stewart Lone

    1. University College (Australian Defence Force Academy), University of New South Wales, Australia

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction: Meiji Army, Empire and Politics

    • Stewart Lone
    Pages 1-4

  3. The Imperial Army

    • Stewart Lone
    Pages 5-24

  4. Imperial Japan at War, 1894–95

    • Stewart Lone
    Pages 25-40

  5. Empire: Taiwan and ‘The Taiwan Society’

    • Stewart Lone
    Pages 41-58

  6. Burdens of Empire: Army Minister, 1898–1900

    • Stewart Lone
    Pages 59-73

  7. The Boxer War

    • Stewart Lone
    Pages 74-88

  8. Political Campaigns: Prime Minister, 1901–4

    • Stewart Lone
    Pages 89-103

  9. Wars and Peace, 1904–5

    • Stewart Lone
    Pages 104-120

  10. The Army and Continental Imperialism, 1906–7

    • Stewart Lone
    Pages 121-139

  11. The Oriental Society: Imperial Education and Enterprise, 1907–8

    • Stewart Lone
    Pages 140-154

  12. Empire and Order, 1908–1910

    • Stewart Lone
    Pages 155-169

  13. The End of Meiji: Army, Empire and Taishō Politics, 1911–13

    • Stewart Lone
    Pages 170-184

  14. Conclusion

    • Stewart Lone
    Pages 185-190

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 191-247
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About this book

Dramatic innovations in modern Japan include a mass army, overseas empire, and constitutional polity. This is the first book to link these changes in the Meiji era (1868-1912). It focuses on the life of General Katsura Taro, one of the architects of the modern military, a leading figure in Japanese colonialism, and prime minister through the 1900s. Challenging the received wisdom about Japanese militarism and imperialism, it exposes the army's ambivalence about empire but also its positive role in political change.

Reviews

'...Lone ably demonstrates in this informative and delightfully irreverent study, [Matsura's] life and career offer an extraordinary window...' - Frederick Dickinson, Journal of Japanese Studies

Authors and Affiliations

  • University College (Australian Defence Force Academy), University of New South Wales, Australia

    Stewart Lone

About the author

Stuart Lone is Senior Lecturer, East Asian History, University New Southwales.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Army, Empire and Politics in Meiji Japan

  • Book Subtitle: The Three Careers of General Katsura Tar?

  • Authors: Stewart Lone

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403919632

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Stewart Lone 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-312-23289-4Published: 01 September 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-42147-3Published: 01 September 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4039-1963-2Published: 23 May 2000

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 247

  • Topics: Asian History, Imperialism and Colonialism, Military and Defence Studies

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