Yamagata Aritomo in the Rise of Modern Japan, 1838–1922 by Roger F. Hackett

The definitive English-language political biography of Yamagata Aritomo (1838–1922), the Chōshū-born military and political architect of the Meiji state. Hackett traces Yamagata's career from his role as a loyalist in the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate through his decades as the dominant force behind Japanese military modernization, constitutional development, and oligarchic politics. A foundational text in Meiji political history and still the standard academic reference on Yamagata's long influence on the imperial system.

• Title: Yamagata Aritomo in the Rise of Modern Japan, 1838–1922
• Author: Roger F. Hackett
• Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Publication Date: 1971
• Edition: First Edition
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• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 377
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• ISBN-13: 978-0674963016
• Language: English
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• Series: Harvard East Asian Series, No. 60
• Condition: Very Good
• Notes: Issued without dust jacket in the standard red cloth binding of the Harvard East Asian Series. No jacket as issued or jacket not present — confirm in hand.
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• Description: The definitive English-language political biography of Yamagata Aritomo (1838–1922), the Chōshū-born military and political architect of the Meiji state. Hackett traces Yamagata's career from his role as a loyalist in the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate through his decades as the dominant force behind Japanese military modernization, constitutional development, and oligarchic politics. A foundational text in Meiji political history and still the standard academic reference on Yamagata's long influence on the imperial system.