From Foot Soldier to Finance Minister - Takahashi Korekiyo, Japan's Keynes - Paperback - 2009

From his birth in the lowest stratum of the samurai class to his assassination at the hands of rightwing militarists, Takahashi Korekiyo 18541936 lived through tumultuous times that shaped the course of modern Japanese history. This biography underscores the profound influence of Korekiyo on the political and economic development of Japan.
Year of publication: 2009
Pagination: 377 pages, 13 black and white photographs
Format: Paperback
Serie: Harvard East Asian Monographs