Military Intervention in Pre-War Japanese Politics

Admiral Kato Kanji and the 'Washington System'
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-415-65015-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 562 g

Reihe: Japan Library

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 conventional and negative interpretation of both Kato's role in the naval politics and factions within the Imperial Navy, utilizing Kato's involvement in the domestic political debate as a focal device for studying two key areas of Japanese civil-military relations: civilian control and the phenomenon of massive, overt naval intervention in domestic politics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gow, Ian

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Ian Gow