Komura Jutarō and his time / Okazaki Hisahiko ; translated by Noda Makito.

By:

Okazaki, Hisahiko, 1930-2014 [author.]

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Series: Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)Publisher: Tokyo, Japan : Published by Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC), 2020Edition: First English editionDescription: 275 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9784866580722
4866580720

Uniform titles:

Komura Jutarō to sono jidai. English

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

LOC classification:

DS884.K585 O3313 2020

Summary: "Exploring the life of Komura Jutaro, a defining force in the fate of Japan as a developing power, this critical biography casts the history of Japanese modernization in a captivating light. After the Meiji Restoration, the Sino-Japanese War, and the Russo-Japanese War, Japan found itself occupying a prominent position in the global arena. Komura Jutaro, whom Mutsu Munemitsu had chosen as his successor, served on the Katsura Taro cabinet and set to forging a plan for Japan's continental development in opposition to Russia, considering the influence of the United States and Britain. Komura accurately judged that Japan had no other option than war with Russia, given his piercing insights into Russia's intentions, and that recognition enabled the Empire of Japan to stay on the right track. All the other merits and demerits of Komura's diplomacy are directly connected to the merits and demerits of the steps taken by the Empire of Japan that eventually led to the country's defeat in World War II. Komura's diplomacy thus calls into question Japan's national strategy itself: consistently pursuing independent diplomacy instead of entrusting Japan's fate to collaboration with the Anglo-American world and, in Asia, expanding Japan's exclusive sphere of influence beyond the Korean Peninsula deep into the Asian continent. The book does not intend to uncover or delve deeper into new historical facts in the scope of modern history. Rather, its chief aim is to lay out a historical picture that situates the relative importance of objective facts in proper balance"-- Dust jacket.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 6 )
Comments ( 0 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	University Library Special Collections	Circulating	DS884.K585 O3313 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3UPML00038847

"Originally published in Japanese by PHP Institute, Inc., in 2003 under the title of Komura Jutarō to sono jidai."--Title page verso.

"Chronological Table of Komura Jutarō's Life and Accomplishments": pages 261-270.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-259) and index.

"Exploring the life of Komura Jutaro, a defining force in the fate of Japan as a developing power, this critical biography casts the history of Japanese modernization in a captivating light. After the Meiji Restoration, the Sino-Japanese War, and the Russo-Japanese War, Japan found itself occupying a prominent position in the global arena. Komura Jutaro, whom Mutsu Munemitsu had chosen as his successor, served on the Katsura Taro cabinet and set to forging a plan for Japan's continental development in opposition to Russia, considering the influence of the United States and Britain. Komura accurately judged that Japan had no other option than war with Russia, given his piercing insights into Russia's intentions, and that recognition enabled the Empire of Japan to stay on the right track. All the other merits and demerits of Komura's diplomacy are directly connected to the merits and demerits of the steps taken by the Empire of Japan that eventually led to the country's defeat in World War II. Komura's diplomacy thus calls into question Japan's national strategy itself: consistently pursuing independent diplomacy instead of entrusting Japan's fate to collaboration with the Anglo-American world and, in Asia, expanding Japan's exclusive sphere of influence beyond the Korean Peninsula deep into the Asian continent. The book does not intend to uncover or delve deeper into new historical facts in the scope of modern history. Rather, its chief aim is to lay out a historical picture that situates the relative importance of objective facts in proper balance"-- Dust jacket.

"All Japanese names appearing in this book are written with surname first and given name last. In addition, all Japanese words and names have been romanized in accordance with the Hepburn system, and macrons have been applied to indicate long vowels where deemed appropriate."--Page 4.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.