Hasegawa Nyozekan and Liberalism in Modern Japan

This new in-depth study of Hasegawa Nyozekan (1895-1969) examines his life and intellectual contributions as a pre-eminent liberal reformer through his role as a journalist and social critic, particularly in pre-war and wartime Japan. Though To Date Little Has Been Published In English On His Work, Hasegawa Nyozekan Was One Of The Strongest And Most Widely-read Advocates Of Liberalism And Democracy In Japan In The Inter-war Years. The Japanese National Character -- Taishō Democracy -- Fascism And The Path To War -- Postwar Japan. By Mary L. Hanneman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [128]-135) And Index.