Empire and Constitution in Modern Japan : Why Could War with China Not Be Prevented? (Hardcover)

Introduction Part I. The Beginnings of 'Empire' and 'Constitution': 1874 - 1895 1. Beating China: Towards a 'Small Empire' -- The Taiwan Expedition 2. Demanding a Constitutional System of Government 3. The Imo (Jingo) and Kapsin (Koshin) Incidents: 'Empire' Once Again 4. The Sino-Japanese War: The Birth of 'Empire' and the Consolidation of 'Constitution' Part II. The Division between 'Empire' and the Consolidation of 'Constitution' 5. Strong Army and War Weariness: 'Empire' and 'Constitution' before the Russo-Japanese War 6. From the Russo-Japanese War to the First World War: Struggle between 'Empire' and 'Constitution' 7. From the Taisho Political Change to the Siemens Affair: Stagnation of 'Empire' and Surge of 'Constitution' 8. The Twenty-One Demands to China: 'Constitution' Domesticity, 'Empire' Externally Part III. The End of 'Constitution' and 'Empire': 1918-1937 9. What Happened between the Two World Wars? 10. Three Episodes between the Two World Wars Conclusion: Irresponsible 'Empire' without 'Constitution' Bibliography Index