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Abstract
KENNETH B. PYLE
Profound Forces in the Making of Modern Japan
The structure, governance, institutions, principles, and norms of the
international system have decisively influenced modern Japan’s
international behavior and its domestic political structure. It is a
common characteristic of the conservative elites to vigilantly monitor and
to adapt to its workings. This strategic style is a legacy of premodern
influences and the formative experience of the Meiji Restoration. Each of
the major transformations of the international system since the
mid-nineteenth century induced sweeping changes in Japan’s foreign policy
and domestic institutions. The end of the cold war system is doing
likewise. Historiography should reflect this powerful influence.
Volume
32, Number 2 (Summer 2006)
© 2006 Society for Japanese Studies
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