The birth of Japan's postwar constitution / Koseki Shōichi ; edited and translated by Ray A. Moore.

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Koseki, Shōichi, 1943- [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
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Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.
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xii, 259 pages ; 24 cm

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    "Drawing on Japanese, American, and Australian archives as well as recent scholarly research, Koseki presents new and stimulating interpretations of MacArthur's actions, the Ashida amendment of Article 9, Yoshida's role, and much more. Criticizing Japanese conservative defenders of the old order, he explores Japanese liberal and socialist ideas on constitutional reform and reevaluates the Far Eastern Commission's influence on MacArthur's policies and on the shaping of the basic principles of Japan's antiwar constitution."--Jacket.
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    Includes bibliographical references.
    Contents
    • Introduction: Seeking a New Perspective
    • 1. The Probing Begins
    • 2. Restoration of the People's Rights Ideology
    • 3. Captive Legal Scholars: The Committee to Study Constitutional Problems
    • 4. A Week in a Secret Room: Writing the SCAP Draft
    • 5. A Second Defeat "Imposed" on Japan?
    • 6. The Struggle to Japanize the American Draft
    • 7. MacArthur Against the Storm
    • 8. The Draft Constitution in the Last Imperial Diet
    • 9. Behind the "Ashida Amendment" of Article 9
    • 10. Blooming Brightly in May: Popularizers of the Constitution
    • 11. Yoshida Shigeru's Counterattack
    • 12. The Forgotten Sequel.
    Other title(s)
    新憲法の誕生
    ISBN
    • 0813331625 ((hc ; : alk. paper))
    • 9780813331621 ((hc ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    97004511
    OCLC
    36187653
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