Theodore McNelly

The Origins of Japan's Democratic Constitution

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Produktbeschreibung

In The Origins of Japan's Democratic Constitution, Theodore McNelly describes and analyzes the American draft of Japan's postwar constitution, Japanese influences on the document, and its adoption by the Imperial Diet. Providing a general overview of the process of the enactment of the democratic constitution in Japan, McNelly then analyzes conflicts among rival Japanese groups, the effects of the war-ban provision on Japan's security, and General MacArthur's shifting views on the achievement of world peace. The Origins of Japan's Democratic Constitution addresses the argument regarding U.S. "imposition" of the constitution on Japan with emphasis on the origins of the "no-war, no-arms" clause as well as the ideological, strategic, and historical background of the clause. Written by a former member of MacArthur's staff in Tokyo, this book will be of interest to the general reader as well as specialists seeking hitherto unpublished information and interpretations of this significant historical event.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9780761816362
• ISBN-10: 0761816364
• Artikelnr.: 21550573

Autorenporträt

Theodore McNelly is Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland in College Park and a former member of the Civil Intelligence Section of General MacArthur's headquarters in Tokyo.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 "Induced Revolution:" Policy and Process of Constitutional Reform
in Occupied Japan Chapter 2 The Konoe Effort: International and
Bureaucratic Politics Chapter 3 The "Constitutional Convention" in the Dai
Ichi Building Chapter 4 The Role of Monarchy in the Political Modernization
of Japan Chapter 5 General MacArthur and the Constitutional Disarmament of
Japan Chapter 6 General MacArthur's Pacifism Chapter 7 Japan's Peace
Constitution and World Politics Chapter 8 Appendix: Potsdam Proclamation
and SCAP Draft Constitution

Rezensionen

Professor McNelly is best qualified by his long experience and eminent scholarship to deal with the subject of the Constitution of Japan (JC) with utmost expediency, by presenting a detailed analysis. -- Klaus Schlichtmann, Kiel University H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online Professor McNelly is best qualified by his long experience and eminent scholarship to deal with the subject of the Constitution of Japan (JC) with utmost expediency, by presenting a detailed analysis. -- Klaus Schlichtmann, Kiel University H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online