{"product_id":"political-history-of-modern-japan","title":"Political History of Modern Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpanning the 130-year period between the end of the Tokugawa Era and the end of the Cold War, this book introduces students to the formation, collapse, and rebirth of the modern Japanese state. It demonstrates how, faced with foreign threats, Japan developed a new governing structure to deal with these challenges and in turn gradually shaped its international environment. Had Japan been a self-sufficient power, like the United States, it is unlikely that external relations would have exercised such great control over the nation. And, if it were a smaller country, it may have been completely pressured from the outside and could not have influenced the global stage on its own. For better or worse therefore, this book argues, Japan was neither too large nor too small. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering the major events, actors, and institutions of Japan’s modern history, the key themes discussed include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding the Meiji state and Constitution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe establishment of Parliament.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe First Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParty Politics and International Cooperation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pacific War.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelopment of LDP politics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanges in the international order and the end of the Cold War.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, written by one of Japan's leading experts on Japan's political history, will be an essential resource for students of Japanese modern history and politics. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54256760947032,"sku":"9781138337657","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138337657_c9fd0478-91fd-49db-b96c-fe046b58f3ab.jpg?v=1777555833","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/political-history-of-modern-japan","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}