{"product_id":"monster-of-the-twentieth-century-robert-thomas-tierney-9780520286344","title":"Monster of the Twentieth Century: Kotoku Shusui and Japan's First Anti-Imperialist Movement","description":"This extended monograph examines the work of the radical journalist Kotoku Shusui and Japan's anti-imperialist movement of the early twentieth century. It includes the first English translation of \u003ci\u003eImperialism\u003c\/i\u003e (Teikokushugi), Kotoku's classic 1901 work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kotoku Shusui was a Japanese socialist, anarchist, and critic of Japan's imperial expansionism who was executed in 1911 for his alleged participation in a plot to kill the emperor. His \u003ci\u003eImperialism\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the first systematic criticisms of imperialism published anywhere in the world. In this seminal text, Kotoku condemned global imperialism as the commandeering of politics by national elites and denounced patriotism and militarism as the principal causes of imperialism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition to translating \u003ci\u003eImperialism, \u003c\/i\u003e Robert Tierney offers an in-depth study of Kotoku's text and of the early anti-imperialist movement he led. Tierney places Kotoku's book within the broader context of early twentieth-century debates on the nature and causes of imperialism. He also presents a detailed account of the different stages of the Japanese anti-imperialist movement. \u003ci\u003eMonster of the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e constitutes a major contribution to the intellectual history of modern Japan and to the comparative study of critiques of capitalism and colonialism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Thomas Tierney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520286340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520286344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.80w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016","brand":"Robert Thomas Tierney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119767023871,"sku":"9780520286344","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09c914d2-e934-4c5d-a883-7b736a4df14e.jpg?v=1687410837","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/monster-of-the-twentieth-century-robert-thomas-tierney-9780520286344","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}