Making waves
Subtitle: politics, propaganda, and the emergence of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1868-1922
By: J. Charles Schencking.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
Subjects: Japan. -- Kaigun -- History; Japan. -- Kaigun -- Political activity; Japan -- Politics and government -- 1868-1912; Japan -- Politics and government -- 1912-1926; Japan -- History, Naval -- 19th century; Japan -- History, Naval -- 20th century
Description: "This book explores the political emergence of the Imperial Japanese Navy between 1868 and 1922. It fundamentally challenges the popular notion that the navy was a 'silent,' apolitical service. Politics, particularly budgetary politics, became the primary domestic focus - if not the overriding preoccupation - of Japan's admirals in the prewar period. This study convincingly demonstrates that as the Japanese polity broadened after 1890, navy leaders expanded their political activities to secure appropriations commensurate with the creation of a world-class blue-water fleet."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-278) and index.