The Hatoyama dynasty : Japanese political leadership through the generations / Mayumi Itoh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Itoh, Mayumi, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hatoyama family.

Japan--Politics and government--1868-.

Japan.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Summary:

This Book is the First in English to examine theoretically the political leadership of the Hatoyama dynasty. The Hatoyamas are arguably the most prominent political family in modern Japanese politics, having produced six Diet members in four generations, each with distinguished political careers, holding positions such as prime minister, foreign minister, and house speaker. In many ways, the history of the Hatoyama family's political careers is essentially the history of Japan's modern political and parliamentary history. As a result, Mayumi Itoh's thorough examination of the Hatoyama dynasty offers unique insights into the evolution of modern Japanese political activity and leadership from the dawn of the Meiji era to the present. In addition, Itoh offers a valuable reassessment of Hatoyama Ichiro's leadership (Prime Minister 1954-1956) and a detailed look at the process of his purge and depurging by U.S. occupation forces. A combination of biography and political history, The Hatoyama Dynasty is an important resource for understanding Japanese politics of both the past and the present.

Contents:

Portrait photographs of the Hatoyama Dynasty xix

2. The First Generation: Kazuo and the Meiji Government 17

3. The Second Generation: Ichiro and Prewar Politics 49

4. The U.S. Occupation and Ichiro's Purge 75

5. Ichiro and Postwar Politics 103

6. The Third Generation: Iichiro, the MOF, and the MOFA 143

7. The Fourth Generation: Kunio and Yukio 157

8. The DPJ's Policy and Yukio's Leadership 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-269) and index.

ISBN:

1403963312

OCLC:

51854939