Kotoku Shusui - Portrait of a Japanese Radical

Klappentext This text examines the life and times of Kotoku Shusui (1871-1911). Zusammenfassung This 1971 text examines Kotoku Shusui (1871–1911), Japan's leading left-wing thinker at the turn of the century who was a bitter opponent of aggressive Japanese nationalism and militarism. Drawing on Kotoku's extensive diaries and correspondence, Professor Notehelfer examines the psychological conflict Kotoku suffered between traditional and Western ideas. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of plates; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Tosa years, 1871-1888; 2. In search of power and glory, 1889-1899; 3. From loyalism to socialism, 1899-1903; 4. Pacifist opposition to the Russo-Japanese War, 1903-1905; 5. The transition to anarchism, 1905-1906; 6. Direct action, 1906-1907; 7. High treason, 1907-1910; 8. The trial, 1910-1911; Epilogue; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: F. G. Notehelfer, F.g. Notehelfer
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2011
• EAN: 9780521131483
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13148-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Japan, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Biography: historical, political and military, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909