This is the first ever English-language study of the war which established Japan's image as a warrior nation, an image which in many ways persists today.
Dramatic innovations in modern Japan include a mass army, overseas empire, and constitutional polity. Challenging the received wisdom about Japanese militarism and imperialism, it exposes the army's ambivalence about empire but also its positive role in political change.
Dramatic innovations in modern Japan include a mass army, overseas empire, and constitutional polity. Challenging the received wisdom about Japanese militarism and imperialism, it exposes the army's ambivalence about empire but also its positive role in political change.
On the eve of the Pacific war (1941-45), there were 198,000 Japanese in Brazil, the largest expatriate body outside East Asia.... Læs mere
On the eve of the Pacific war (1941-45), there were 198,000 Japanese in Brazil, the largest expatriate body outside East Asia.... Læs mere