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Three Visions of Prewar Japan

Year

2015

Language

ENGLISH

Duration

32m

Rating

TVPG

Performers

Mark J. Ravina

Directed By

The Great Courses

Publication Information

The Great Courses

Summary

Take a fresh approach to the story of early 20th-century Japan. Rather than a review of major events, focus instead on the ideologies of three individuals whose competing views shaped Japan's actions on the eve of World War II: Nitobe Inazo and Shidehara Kijuro, both proponents of democracy and international cooperation; and Ishiwara Kanji, a die-hard militarist.

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