Danny Orbach

Curse on This Country

The Rebellious Army of Imperial Japan

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Produktbeschreibung

In Curse on This Country, Danny Orbach explains the culture of rebellion in the Japanese armed forces.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CORNELL UNIV PR
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 726g
• ISBN-13: 9781501705281
• ISBN-10: 1501705288
• Artikelnr.: 47175272

Autorenporträt

Danny Orbach is Senior Lecturer in the Departments of Asian Studies and General History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of The Plots against Hitler.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Age of Chaos: 1868-18782. Jewel in the Palace: The New Political
Order, 1868-18733. "By Not Stopping": Military Insubordination and the
Taiwan Expedition, 1874 4. Fatal Optimism: Rebels and Assassins in the
1870sPart II: Age of Military Independence: 1878-19135. Gold-Eating
Monsters: Military Independence and the Prerogative of Supreme Command6.
Three Puffs on a Cigarette: Miura Goro and the Assassination of Queen Min7.
Coup D'etat in Three Acts: The Taisho Political Crisis, 1912-1913Part III:
Into the Dark Valley, 1928-19368. The King of Manchuria: Komoto Daisaku and
the Assassination of Zhang Zuolin, 19289. Cherry Blossom: From Resistance
to Rebellion, 193110. Pure as Water: The Incident of February 1936 and the
Limits of Military Insubordination Conclusion: The Dreadful and the Trivial