The origins of socialist thought in Japan / John Crump.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crump, John, 1944-2005.

Series:

Routledge library editions.Japan ; v. 67

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism--Japan--History.

Communism.

Socialism--Japan--History.

Socialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Socialism first gained a major foothold in Japan after the revolution and the subsequent Meiji restoration of 1868. Against the background of the rapid development of capitalism in Japan after the revolution, and the accompanying emergence of the working class, this study shows how early Japanese socialists drew on both Western influences and elements from traditional Japanese culture. In the early 1980s most of the world interested in Japan was fascinated by its educational system, industrial policy or low crime rates - things which explained the economic miracle and made it 'Number One'.

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; TABLES; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; Part One: TO THE END OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR (1905); Chapter 1 THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAPITALISM IN JAPAN AND THE FORMING OF A WORKING CLASS; Chapter 2 POPULISM (NARODNISM) AND OTHER RUSSIAN INFLUENCES; Chapter 3 STUDYING AT THE FEET OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY; Chapter 4 INFLUENCES FROM ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES-AMERICA, BRITAIN, NEW ZEALAND; Chapter 5 THE LEGACY FROM THE OLD SOCIETY; Chapter 6 JAPANESE 'SOCIALISM' TO 1905; Part Two: FROM THE END OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR (1905) TO THE GREAT RICE RIOTS (1918)

Chapter 7 THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF CAPITALISM AND THE FIRST FLEXING OF THE WORKING CLASS' MUSCLESChapter 8 KOTOKU SHUSUI AND THE AMERICAN CONNECTION; Chapter 9 INSPIRATION FROM RUSSIA; Chapter 10 SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY AND SYNDICALISM IN CONTENTION- EUROPEAN BATTLES REFOUGHT IN JAPAN; Chapter 11 CHRISTIANS AND TERRORISTS; Chapter 12 JAPANESE 'SOCIALISM' TO 1918; Appendix A: ABOLISH MONEY!; Appendix B: THE CHANGE IN MY THOUGHT (ON UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE); SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; GLOSSARY; INDEX

Notes:

First published in 1983.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-90460-3

1-136-90461-1

1-283-03842-0

9786613038425

0-203-84228-6

9780203842287

OCLC:

798531731