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Subject(s)

• Gotō, Shinpei 1857-1929 [Browse]
• Diplomats—Japan—Biography [Browse]
• Cabinet officers—Japan—Biography [Browse]
• Japan—Politics and government—1868-1912 [Browse]

Translator

• Arthy, Iain [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Biographies [Browse]

Series

• Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan) [More in this series]
• Japan library

Summary note

"The Meiji era (1868-1912) produced numerous geniuses in Japan and one who certainly earns his name on the list is Gotō Shinpei. Gotō, who was a prominent figure in Japan's political scene, showed exceptional talent in various fields. Starting off his career as a physician, he became a leading figure in public health and successfully organized a massive quarantine in 1895 for returning soldiers of the First Sino-Japanese War. Later, he was appointed as civilian governor of Taiwan and following this he became the first president of the South Manchuria Railway, showing ingenuity in colonial management which was remarkably different from that of Western countries. He built the basis of the Japanese railway system as director-general of the Railway Agency and as home minister presented a grand vision for urban planning immediately after the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923"-- Back cover

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-213).

Contents

• Preface to the English translation ; Preface: Why remember Gotō as a foreign policy leader?
• Chapter 1. Medical student and public health administrator: 1. Boyhood and youth ; At the Public Health Bureau
• Chapter 2. Civilian governor of Taiwan: 1. Consolidating Japanese rule ; 2. "Civilizing" Taiwan ; 3. Relations with China and the United States
• Chapter 3. President of the South Manchuria Railway: 1. Assumption of the presidency ; 2. The SMR's initial policies : "Dairen-centrism" and military preparations in civilian garb ; International relations and the South Manchuria Railway
• Chapter 4. Bureaucratic government and party politics: 1. The second Katsura cabinet ; 2. Out of office ; 3. The Taishō political crisis and Katsura's new political party
• Chapter 5. World War I and Japan: 1. Critic of the Ōkuma Cabinet ; 2. The Terauchi Cabinet assumes power ; 3. China and Russia
• Chapter 6. Lost opportunities: 1. The postwar world and Japan ; 2. Negotiations with Joffe and the rebuilding of Tokyo ; 3. Twilight years.
• Prologue
• Timeline of Gotō Shinpei's life
• References
• About the author.

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ISBN

• 9784866581835 ((paperback))
• 4866581832 ((paperback))

LCCN

2020436504

OCLC

1246542824

International Article Number

• 1920031024006

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