1st Edition
The Emperor's Adviser Saionji Kinmochi and Pre-War Japanese Politics
By Lesley Connors
Copyright 1987
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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Saionji Kinmochi was an aristocrat, a scholar and a progressive liberal politician who twice occupied the highest political office in the nation and who, during three decades, as adviser to three Emperors, coordinated and directed Japanese politics. His long life encompassed the emergence of the modern Japanese state, the establishment of the constitution, the integration of Japan into the... Read more
1. Saionji’s Emergence as Genro; The Saionji-Katsura Compromise 2. The Genro 3. Saionji’s Participation in the Genro Group 1913-1919 4. The Turning Point; Saionji’s Domination of the Genro Group 5. Saionji and the Last Genro; Party Governments and Saionji Diplomacy 6. The Saionji Group Under Attack 7. From Political Actor to Political Commentator; Saionji’s Last Years 1937-1940. Summary and Conclusion. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index.
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Lesley Connors
