Government by Assassination
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First edition [stated[. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. 3 p. L., v-ix, [1], 369, viii p., 1 L. 22 cm. Index. Hugh Byas, a British Editor Who Became a Leading Expert on Japan between the First and Second World Wars. The author was formerly Tokyo correspondent of the New York Times. Written by someone who spent twenty-three years as a journalist in Japan, this book describes the political and military aspirations of Japan at a tumultuous period of twentieth century history. The book examines the workings of the Japanese government and discusses the role of the military in shaping political ideals: ideals which were a compound of Marxism and National Socialism, transformed for Japanese uses and combined with fanatical racial, national and semi-religious obsessions. Condition: Good in fair dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. DJ has some wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. Pencil erasure residue on fep. Sticker inside back cover.
Keywords: Black Dragon, Mitsuru Toyama, Assassination, Foreign Correspondent, Journalism, Terrorism, War Guilt, Hirohito, Disarmament
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