Mary L. Hanneman is Associate Professor of Asian History in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences program at the University of Washington, Tacoma. She earned her Ph.D. in modern Japanese history at the University of Washington. She is the author of Japan Faces the World, 1925-1952 (Pearson Education, 2001) as well as articles on modern Japanese intellectual history.

• Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Hasegawa Nyozekan; 2 The Japanese national character; 3 Taisho democracy; 4 Fascism and the path to war; 5 Postwar Japan; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Mary L. Hanneman is Associate Professor of Asian History in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences program at the University of Washington, Tacoma. She earned her Ph.D. in modern Japanese history at the University of Washington. She is the author of Japan Faces the World, 1925-1952 (Pearson Education, 2001) as well as articles on modern Japanese intellectual history.

• Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Hasegawa Nyozekan; 2 The Japanese national character; 3 Taisho democracy; 4 Fascism and the path to war; 5 Postwar Japan; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Mary L. Hanneman is Associate Professor of Asian History in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences program at the University of Washington, Tacoma. She earned her Ph.D. in modern Japanese history at the University of Washington. She is the author of Japan Faces the World, 1925-1952 (Pearson Education, 2001) as well as articles on modern Japanese intellectual history.

• Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Hasegawa Nyozekan; 2 The Japanese national character; 3 Taisho democracy; 4 Fascism and the path to war; 5 Postwar Japan; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index