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Politics in Meiji

 

 

Gerald A. Figal, Civilization and Monsters: Spirits of Modernity in Meiji Japan (Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society)

ジェラルド・A・フィガル『文明と妖怪明治日本の近代精神』

 

 

Ian Nish, The Iwakura Mission to America and Europe: A New Assessment (Meiji Japan Series)

イアン・ニッシュ『岩倉遣欧米使節団に関する新評価』

*Iwakura Tomomi (1825-1883) was a Japanese politician during the Meiji Restoration. He traveled in Europe and the United States for 2 years as a leader of the Japanese delegation.

 

Stewart Lone, Army, Empire, and Politics in Meiji Japan: The Three Careers of General Katsura Taro

スチュアート・ローン『明治期日本の陸軍、帝国、政治大将・桂太郎の三つの職位』

*Katsura Taro (1848-1913) was a Japanese general and politician.  He was prime minister when Japan won the Russo-Japanese War.

Kiri Paramore, Ideology and Christianity in Japan (Routledge/Leiden Series in Modern East Asian Politics and History)

キリ・パラモア『日本におけるイデオロギーとキリスト教』

 

Mark Ravina, The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori

マーク・ラヴィナ『最後の武士西郷隆盛の生涯』

*Saigo Takamori (1828-1877) was a Japanese politician.  He was a leader of the imperial army during the Meiji Restoration. However, after he resigned government positions, he joined the Satsuma Rebellion.