1st Edition
Provincial Life and the Military in Imperial Japan The Phantom Samurai
By Stewart Lone
Copyright 2010
180 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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In contrast to the enduring stereotype of a ‘nation of samurai’, this book uses provincial newspapers and local records to hear the voices of ordinary people living in imperial Japan through several decades of war and peace. These voices reveal the authentic experiences, opinions and emotions of men, women and children. They show that the impression of a uniquely disciplined, regimented,... Read more
Introduction 1. On the Periphery: Provincial Life and the Military 1890 2. The Profits of War: The Conflict with China 1894-95 and Beyond 3. The Costs of War: The Conflict with Russia 1904-05 4. The Business of Bases in Late Meij 5. ‘Good Soldiers, Good Citizens’: The Local Military in the Public Gaze 6. The Discontents of Taisho: Wars and Peace in the 1910s 7. Under Reconstruction: The Civil-Military Contract in the 1920s Era of Army Rationalization
Biography
Stewart Lone is professor of Asian social history at the Australian Defence Force Academy campus of the University of New South Wales, Australia.
