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Failed Democratization in Prewar Japan
Breakdown of a Hybrid Regime
Harukata Takenaka

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Contents
Introduction
1Analytical Foundations
2Defining the Regimes of Prewar Japan
3Political Institutions under the Meiji Constitution
4The Semi-Democratic Regime, 1918-1926: Containment of the Military
5The Semi-Democratic Regime, 1926-1929: The Rise of the Military and the Decline of Party Government
6The Semi-Democratic Regime, 1929-1932: Crisis and Breakdown
7Conclusion