Gotō Shinpei, statesman of vision : research, public health, and development / Kitaoka Shinichi ; translated by Iain Arthy
Kitaoka, Shin'ichi, 1948- author.; Arthy, Iain, translator.
2021
DS884.G6 K5813 2021 (Mapit)
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Title Gotō Shinpei, statesman of vision : research, public health, and development / Kitaoka Shinichi ; translated by Iain Arthy
Author Kitaoka, Shin'ichi, 1948- author.
Uniform Title Gotō Shinpei. English
Edition First English edition
ISBN 9784866581835 (hardcover)
4866581832 (hardcover)
Published Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2021
Copyright ©2021
Language English
Description 215 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm
Item Number 1920031024006
Call Number DS884.G6 K5813 2021
Summary "The Meiji era (1868-1912) produced numerous geniuses in Japan and one who certainly earns his name on the list is Gotō Shinpei. Gotō, who was a prominent figure in Japan's political scene, showed exceptional talent in various fields. Starting off his career as a physician, he became a leading figure in public health and successfully organized a massive quarantine in 1895 for returning soldiers of the First Sino-Japanese War. Later, he was appointed as civilian governor of Taiwan and following this he became the first president of the South Manchuria Railway, showing ingenuity in colonial management which was remarkably different from that of Western countries. He built the basis of the Japanese railway system as director-general of the Railway Agency and as home minister presented a grand vision for urban planning immediately after the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923"-- Back cover
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-213)
Added Author Arthy, Iain, translator.
Series Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)
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Preface : Why remember Gotō as a foreign policy leader?
Medical student and public health administrator
Civilian governor of Taiwan
President of the South Manchuria Railway
Bureaucratic government and party politics
World War I and Japan
Lost opportunities

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