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Book SynopsisThis 1971 text examines Kotoku Shusui (18711911), 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.
Table of ContentsList 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.
