Humanitarianism and the Emperor’s Japan, 1877–1977
Author:   Olive Checkland
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9780333600894


Pages:   258
Publication Date:   07 December 1993
Format:   Hardback
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This study explores how Japan's reputation for humanitarianism rests on the generous behaviour accorded to 70,000 Russian prisoners of war in Japan, during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05), and contrasts with the brutality displayed during the Pacific War (1941-45) towards 200,000 Allied prisoners of war. The power of the state to coerce the people, by using the reverence felt for the Emperor, enabled the Japanese to switch humanitarianism on, or off, apparently at will. This volte-face is explored in this book. Olive Checkland is the author of ""Britain's Encounter with Meiji Japan"".

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Author:   Olive Checkland
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780333600894


ISBN 10:   0333600894
Pages:   258
Publication Date:   07 December 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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