1st Edition
Military Intervention in Pre-War Japanese Politics Admiral Kato Kanji and the 'Washington System'
By Ian Gow
Copyright 2004
368 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
368 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is a study of the impact of inter-war naval arms control policy-making on the domestic politics of Japan, especially the areas of civil-military, inter-military (Army/Navy) and especially intra-military (Navy) relations and on the professional and political career of one leading naval figure, Admiral Kato Kanji (1873-1939). In this re-appraisal of Kato's career, the author challenges the... Read more
Introduction PART I: KAT?’S FORMATIVE YEARS 1 The Early Years 2 1882–1921: Naval Career, From Student to Naval Academy President 3 The Road to the Washington Conference PART II: KAT? AND NAVAL LIMITATION 4 Kat? at Washington, 1921–22 5 From Washington to London: The Years 1922–29 6 The Road to the 1930 London Naval Conference 7 Kat? Opposes the ‘American Compromise’ 8 Kat? and the Treaty Ratification Issue 9 Kat? as Supreme Military Councillor, and Treaty Ratification 10 Kat?’s Final Years, Conclusion
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Ian Gow
