Military Intervention in Pre-War Japanese Politics: Admiral Kato Kanji and the 'Washington System'

by Ian Gow

Book Overview

This is a study of the impact of inter-war naval arms control policy-making on the domestic politics of Japan, especially the areas of civil-military, inter-military (Army/Navy) and especially intra-military (Navy) relations and on the professional and political career of one leading naval figure, Admiral Kato Kanji (1873-1939). In this re-appraisal of Kato's career, the author challenges the conventional and negative interpretation of both Kato's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700713158
• ISBN13: 9780700713158
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"