The repercussions of the 1931 Manchurian Incident threw Japan into crisis. The event has commanded a central place in writing on modern Japanese history ever since. This book re-evaluates the social and political notions of its place in the history of pre-war and wartime Japan. The book explores the reactions to the Manchurian crisis of different sections of the state and of a number of different groups in Japanese society, particularly rural groups, women's organizations and business associations. It thus seeks to avoid a generalized account of public relations to the military and diplomatic...
The repercussions of the 1931 Manchurian Incident threw Japan into crisis. The event has commanded a central place in writing on modern Japanese histo...
