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This 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 Contents
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.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 4/14/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521131483, 978-0521131483
      ISBN10: 0521131480

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This 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 Contents
      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.

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