Yoshitake Oka

Japanese: 岡義武 - おかよしたけ

Born: October 21, 1902, Tokyo
[Died] October 5, 1990. Tokyo political scientist. Graduated from the Department of Political Science at the University of Tokyo in 1926. Became an associate professor at the Faculty of Law at the same university in 1928. Studied in Europe and the United States from 1936 to 1938. After returning to Japan, he became a professor at the same university in 1939. He wrote "Japan at the Dawn of Meiji," which discusses a new history of Japanese politics and diplomacy in relation to international political history. He maintained his positivist stance even during World War II, and did not abandon the liberal attitude he learned from his student teacher, Yoshino Sakuzo. Shortly after World War II, he published "Modern European Political History" (1945) and "The Formation of Modern Japan" (47). He also brought a breath of fresh air to political science with works such as "The Strategies of Modern Politicians" (50), "Yamagata Aritomo" (58), and "Konoe Fumimaro" (72), which discussed political history not simply as a superficial political situation, but from the perspective that it is ultimately human beings who move politics and produce politicians. In his later years, he wrote "Modern Japanese Politicians" (1990). In 1972, he was appointed a member of the Japan Academy, and in 1977, he was named a Person of Cultural Merit. In 1986, he was awarded the Order of Culture.

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[生]1902.10.21. 東京
[没]1990.10.5. 東京
政治学者。 1926年東京大学政治学科卒業。 28年同大法学部助教授。 36～38年欧米に留学。帰国後の 39年同大教授。国際政治史との関連のうえでとらえた新たな日本政治外交史を論じ，『黎明期の明治日本』を著わした。第2次世界大戦中も実証主義を貫き，学生時代の師吉野作造から得たリベラリズムの姿勢を捨てなかった。第2次世界大戦後間もなく『近代欧州政治史』 (1945) ，『近代日本の形成』 (47) を発表。また政治史を単に政局といった表層的なものとしてではなく，政治を動かすのも政治家を生み出すのも結局は人間であるという視点から論じた『近代政治家のストラテジー』 (50) ，『山縣有朋』 (58) ，『近衛文麿』 (72) などにより政治学に新風を吹込んだ。晩年にも『近代日本の政治家』 (90) を著わした。 72年学士院会員，77年文化功労者。 86年文化勲章を受章。

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