Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Leaders and Leadership in Japan, Ian Neary; Chapter 2 Leadership in the Medieval Japanese Warrior Family, Kond? Shigekazu; Chapter 3 The Creation of Self-Government and Local Leadership in Central Japan from the Fourteenth to Sixteenth Centuries, Detlev Taranczewski; Chapter 4 Le Comte des Cantons Charles de Montblanc (1833–1894), Agent for the Lord of Satsuma, Willy Vande Walle; Chapter 5 Mikado – From Spiritual Emperor to Enlightened Sovereign, Seija Jalagin; Chapter 6 The Russian Occupation of Tsushima, Herman J. Moeshart; Chapter 7 The Paradox of Progressive Conservative Leadership in Early Meiji Japan, Alistair Swale; Chapter 8 Leaders in Change, Annette Skovsted Hansen; Chapter 9 The Meiji Elite and Western Culture, Selçuk Esenbel; Chapter 10 The ‘Unique’ Character of the Emperor, Ewa Palasz RutkÖwska; Chapter 11 The Imperial House Law of 1889 and its Meaning for the Position of the Tenn? in the Meiji State.; Chapter 12 The Leadership of Admiral Kat? Tomosabur?, Ian Nish; Chapter 13 Anarchist Communism and Leadership, John Crump; Chapter 14 Strong Leaders, Christoph Brumann; Chapter 15 The Spy Activities of Diplomat Terasaki Hidenari in the USA and his Rôle in Japanese-American Relations, Gerhard Krebs; Chapter 16 The Principal Japanese Communist Leaders in the View of US Officials, 1944–1946, Henry Oinas-kukkonen; Chapter 17 Douglas MacArthur and the Occupation of Japan, Peter Lowe; Chapter 18 The Image of the Emperor Sh?wa as a Symbol of National Aspirations, Malcolm Hicks, Olavi K. Fält; Chapter 19 Prime Ministerial Leadership in Japanese Foreign Policy ; Chapter 20 New Directions in Japanese Politics, J. A. A. Stockwin; Chapter 21 Ozawa Ichir?, David Williams;

About the Author

Ian Neary (University of Essex)