Government by Assassination |
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Author:
| Byas, Hugh |
Series title: | Routledge Library Editions: Japan Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-136-92796-6 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $57.95 |
Book Description:
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Written by someone who spent twenty-three years as a journalist in Japan, this book describes the political and military aspirations of Japan at a tumultuous period of twentieth century history. The book examines the workings of the Japanese government and discusses the role of the military in shaping political ideals: ideals which were a compound of Marxism and National Socialism, transformed for Japanese uses and combined with fanatical racial, national and semi-religious...
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Written by someone who spent twenty-three years as a journalist in Japan, this book describes the political and military aspirations of Japan at a tumultuous period of twentieth century history. The book examines the workings of the Japanese government and discusses the role of the military in shaping political ideals: ideals which were a compound of Marxism and National Socialism, transformed for Japanese uses and combined with fanatical racial, national and semi-religious obsessions.