1st Edition

Tanaka The Making of Postwar Japan

By James Babb Copyright 2000
    138 Pages
    by Routledge

    138 Pages
    by Routledge

    Kakuei Tanaka was the most powerful politician in Japan for nearly two decades, and his followers have dominated Japanese politics for most of the country's recent history. This account of the life and times of Tanaka explores the public profile and private power-broking of a controversial and powerful politician, opening up in the process the intimate political history of modern Japan.

    List of TablesPreface Chronology CHAPTER 1 Humble beginnings CHAPTER 2 War, business and corruption CHAPTER 3 Tanaka-style populism CHAPTER 4 Miracle worker CHAPTER 5 Tanaka in power CHAPTER 6 Prolonged fall CHAPTER 7 Legacy Guide to further reading Index

    Biography

    James Babb