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Konoe Fumimaro and the failure of peace in Japan, 1937-1941 : a critical appraisal of the three-time prime minister / Kazuo Yagami.

Title
Konoe Fumimaro and the failure of peace in Japan, 1937-1941 : a critical appraisal of the three-time prime minister / Kazuo Yagami.
Author
Yagami, Kazuo.
Publication
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, c2006.

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Description
vii, 190 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
"The blame for a country's mistakes often falls on its leaders. In some cases, however, a leader's greatest mistake is to promote the mistaken goals of his people. Was this the case in World War II Japan? This book considers that question in the story of Japanese prime minister Konoe Fumimaro, who served as Japan's prime minister during one of the most difficult periods of the country's history. The author explores the general mood of 1930s Japan and traces Konoe's rise through the political ranks, including his first term as prime minister, his decision to step down, and his eventual comeback."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Konoe, Fumimaro, 1891-1945
  • Konoe, Fumimaro, 1891-1945
  • 1926-1945
  • Geschichte 1937-1941
  • Prime ministers > Japan > Biography
  • Japan > Politics and government > 1926-1945
Genre/Form
Biographies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-186) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Konoe's background and upbringing -- 2. Konoe and turbulence of the 1930s -- 3. Konoe's first cabinet -- 4. From new order and Tripartite Pact to Konoe's second cabinet -- 5. Konoe's last endeavor : U.S.-Japanese negotiations -- 6. War and its aftermath.
ISBN
0786422424 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2005034167
OCLC
  • 62341576
  • SCSB-11701826
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library