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Informationen zum Autor Hiroshi Nara is professor and chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh. Klappentext The most complete autobiography of Yoshida Shigeru (1878-1967) available in English, this expanded translation of his memoirs traces the remarkable life and times of one of Japan's most powerful figures. A career diplomat who shaped Japan's China policy and worked with Europe's most influential leaders in the first half of the century, Yoshida returned to politics to rebuild Japan as a five-time prime minister after the devastation of World War II. Sandwiched between Japan's interests and major reforms advanced by MacArthur's occupation forces, Yoshida boldly pushed through the essential reforms that laid the foundation for his country's reentry into the global community. Richly laced with historical and personal detail, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in twentieth-century Japan. Zusammenfassung One of Japan's best-known prime ministers! Yoshida Shigeru witnessed history in the making. This book is the autobiography of Yoshida Shigeru! including Yoshida's service in China! his travel abroad as a member of Japan's mission to conclude World War I! and his role in the days leading up to the Pearl Harbor attack. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: The Yoshida Memoirs: The Story of Japan in CrisisChapter 1: The Unfolding TragedyChapter 2: The Crisis BreaksChapter 3: Aftermath of DefeatChapter 4: Blueprint for an OccupationChapter 5: General MacArthur and His AidesChapter 6: My Political ApprenticeshipChapter 7: The "Yoshida Era" BeginsChapter 8: My First CabinetChapter 9: In Opposition-and an Election VictoryChapter 10: The Last Three Yoshida CabinetsChapter 11: The West RevisitedChapter 12: Old Friends in Britain and the United StatesChapter 13: The Post-War ConstitutionChapter 14: Critics of the New ConstitutionChapter 15: The PurgesChapter 16: Educational Reform Chapter 17: Police ReformChapter 18: The Self-Defense ForceChapter 19: Agricultural ReformChapter 20: The Post-War Food CrisisChapter 21: Labor Reforms and After Chapter 22: My Views on Japan's Labor MovementChapter 23: The Communists as a Destructive Force Chapter 24: The San Francisco Peace TreatyChapter 25: Preparatory Negotiations for PeaceChapter 26: The San Francisco Peace ConferenceChapter 27: The Territorial QuestionChapter 28: The U.S.-Japan Security Treaty Chapter 29: The Administrative AgreementChapter 30: PostscriptPart II: New TranslationChapter 31: Korean War, Peace, and IndependenceChapter 32: My View on the Imperial HouseholdChapter 33: Recollections of My Days as a DiplomatChapter 34: Recollections of Friends...
