Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Tables viii
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. ONE. The Setting: Political, Economic, and Intellectual Currents in Taishō Japan 1
7. TWO. Internal Factors Shaping the Debate: The Evolution of Marxism in Japan to 1927 35
8. THREE. The Stimulus from Without: Comintern Theses on Japan, 1922-1932 55
9. FOUR. The Challenge: Takahashi Kamekichi and the Theory of Petty Imperialism 76
10. FIVE. The Development of Capitalism in Japan 95
11. SIX. The Asiatic Mode of Production and the Periodization of Japanese History 127
12. SEVEN. The Emperor System and the Marxist Theory of the State 179
13. SEVEN. The Emperor System and the Marxist Theory of the State 179 EIGHT. The Agrarian Problem: 223
14. NINE. Postwar Developments: The Continuing Controversy 251
15. Notes 293
16. Select Bibliography 357
17. Index 387