Parties Out of Power in Japan, 1931-1941 (大政翼贊會)

The first study of Japan's political parties to focus on the years 1931-1941. An evaluation of the parties in terms of their own goals and principles and analysis of their struggle for power against other elite groups. Illuminating A Pivotal Episode In East Asian History, Gordon Mark Berger Offers A Translation, With Informative Historical Notes, Of [japanese Foreign Minister] Mutsu Munemitsu's Account Of The Period During And Immediately After The Sino-japanese War Of 1894-1895--jacket. The Tonghak Rebellion -- Japan And China Send Troops To Korea -- The Situation In Korea Following Minister?tori's Return There -- The Proposal For A Joint Sino-japanese Commission On Korean Domestic Reform -- A General View Of Issues Related To Korea's Reform And Chinese Suzerainty In Korea -- The First Phase Of Korea's Domestic Reform -- The Intervention Of The Powers -- The Position Of Li Hung-chang From June 22 To The Outbreak Of War -- The Korean Affair And Treaty Revision With Great Britain -- The Battles Of Asan And P'ung Island -- The Second Phase Of Korea's Domestic Reforms -- Effects Of The Victories At The Battles Of P'y?ngyang And The Yellow Sea -- The Relationship Of The War To The Issue Of The Consular Courts System -- Actions Of China And The European Powers Prior To The Commencement Of Peace Talks -- The Opening Of Peace Negotiations -- The Hiroshima Talks -- The Shimonoseki Talks (1) -- The Shimonoseki Talks (2) -- The Triple Intervention (1) -- The Triple Intervention (2) -- The Triple Intervention (3). Mutsu Munemitsu ; Edited And Translated With Historical Notes By Gordon Mark Berger. Translation Of: Kenkenroku. The Japan Foundation. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 303-311.