The Establishment of the Japanese Constitutional System

1. Auflage 1992
ISBN: 978-0-415-00497-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 513 g

Reihe: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

The 1889 Meiji constitution: how it actually worked, the establishment of the Diet and the shifting roles and interests of the parties. A Japanese classic translated by one our leading authorities.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Banno, Junji

Weitere Mitwirkende

Stockwin, JAA

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Issues and methods Part I The political situation before the Sino-Japanese War 1 Some problems of transcendentalism 2 ‘Enrich the Nation and Strengthen the Armed Forces’ and ‘Lighten the People’s Burdens’ as issues in the early Diet sessions Part II Political conflict after the Sino-Japanese War 3 Post-war reconstruction and the reactions of various political forces 4 The formation of the Yamagata faction 5 The question of increasing the land tax 6 The collapse of the party Cabinet 7 Concluding the land tax increase bill

Über Autor(innen)

Junji Banno is Director of the Institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo. J.A.A. Stockwin is Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies at the University of Oxford and Director of the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies.