Gotō Shinpei, statesman of vision : research, public health, and development / Kitaoka Shinichi ; translated by Iain Arthy

Gotō Shinpei. English

First English edition

9784866581835 (hardcover)
4866581832 (hardcover)

Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2021

©2021

English

215 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm

1920031024006

DS884.G6 K5813 2021

"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

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-213)

Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)

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