Japan in Crisis: Essays on Taisho Democracy

by H. D. Harootunian, H.D. Harootunian, Harry Harootunian

The transition between the reign of the powerful emperor Meiji and that of his weak successor Taisho was marked by the emergence of a new individualism in Japanese society, a separation of culture and politics that led to the demise of the traditional Japanese self-dedication to the interests of the state and to a corresponding dedication to modernization in all spheres of existence. The widespread social, political, economic, and cultural changes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691030944
• ISBN13: 9780691030944
• Release Date: October 1974
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.