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The Theory of Japan's National Polity and Pure Socialism

The Theory of Japan's National Polity and Pure Socialism

Kita, Ikki

Hardcover

Fiction AnthologiesJapanese HistorySocial Movements

ISBN13: 9798892520447
Publisher: Antelope Hill Publishing
Published: Dec 3 2025
Pages: 740
Weight: 2.50
Height: 1.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Ikki Kita is remembered today as one of the preeminent fathers of ultranationalist Japanese ideology, whose ideas profoundly influenced Imperial Japan during the reign of Hideki Tojo. Written in 1906 when Kita was only twenty-three years old, The Theory of Japan's National Polity and Pure Socialism presented a bold and provocative manifesto for a new Japan-one that harmonized the ancient spirit of the nation's imperial heritage with a radical blueprint for social equality and national sovereignty based in evolutionary theory. At the time it was released, this book created a firestorm of controversy within Japan for its radical ideology, today understood as a form of Japanese fascism, as well its incendiary critique of the prevailing power structure and governance system, known as kokutai, which Kita argued served the interests of the ruling elite rather than the people.

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