Japan's Early Parliaments, 1890-1905: Structure, Issues and Trends

ISBN-13: 9780415030755 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 288 str.

Andrew Fraser; R. H. P. Mason

Opis

This study of the first 15 years of the Imperial Japanese Diet takes a detailed look at the history of the Japanese Parliament. It discusses the origins of the Diet, still the central institution of Japanese politics, and its development during this formative and promising period.

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 The House of Peers (1890–1905), Andrew Fraser; Chapter 2 Land tax increase, Andrew Fraser; Chapter 3 The debate on poor relief, 1890, R.H.P. Mason; Chapter 4 Changing Diet attitudes to the Peace Preservation Ordinance, 1890–2, R.H.P. Mason; Chapter 5 Foreign affairs debates, 1890–1, R.H.P. Mason; Chapter 6 The Japanese Commercial Code of 1890, and its reception in the first two sessions of the Imperial Diet, 1890–1, Philip Mitchell; Conclusions;

O autorze

Andrew Fraser, R.H.P. Mason, Philip Mitchell