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= Kokutairon and Pure Socialism = Kokutairon and Pure Socialism (1906), otherwise known as The Theory of Japan's National Polity and Pure Socialism (国体論及び純正社会主義) , is a radical socialist treatise written by Kita Ikki in critique of the Japanese Meiji Government.

Notable? Neutral? Merely Factual?
Kita Ikki was a notable Japanese political intellectual in the late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century. Despite this, little information on him and his political writings are easily available in the public domain. This page would collaborate available and reliable evidence into one-easily accessible page for the public domain.

Kita's first book Kokutairon is a vital source in understanding his political ideology and its evolution throughout his career. An analysis of such socialist-driven treatises is arguably necessary within the context of Meiji Japan to grasp an understanding of Japan's diverse and unique political landscape.

This article would be a merely factual representation of the past. It would describe the contents of a political non-fiction book of a notable historical figure. All sources used to gather information will either come directly from the primary source (Kita's book) or academic, peer-reviewed journals and books.

Historical Background to Publication
Kita Ikki's political treatise was written in a specific political climate and international context. Such context undoubtedly influenced the production of his work and therefore should be considered when reading Kokutairon. This section will also give a brief overview of who Kita was, what prompted him to write and why he was 'qualified' (or not) to produce a book of such radical political standards. Such context will help us better understand Kita's perspectives as described in the next section.

Contents of Book
This section will go through the structure of the book, objectively detailing the actual contents of what Kita describes in his treatise. This will give insights into what Kita's political beliefs actually were, what he critiqued in his current political structure and how he wanted it to change. This second point will be carefully approached, using only Kita's book or the trusted perspectives of academics. I will not personally assess such implications.

Public Reaction
This section will attempt to understand the direct influence and impact of Kokutairon on the Japanese public. How was the book received by Meiji Japan? Was it a successful publication? Did it inspire or create any radical political movements? Does it reflect the popular resentment of the time? Or, did it frustrate and oppose the views of the Japanese majority?

Historiography
This last section will take a historiographical approach, detailing the various opinions amongst historians of late Japan. In particular this section will focus on the ambiguity of his political standing, the impact on his future action and in a comparative study to his alternative political writings.

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Verifiable Sources and Their Uses:
==== Danny Orbach "A Japanese prophet: eschatology and epistemology in the thought of Kita Ikki" ==== Danny Orbach's article "A Japanese prophet: eschatology and epistemology in the thought of Kita Ikki" is a peer-reviewed article written by a published Japanese Historian and professor of Asian Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Orbach's article details existing historiographical debate and consensus on Kita Ikki and his published treatises. He also aims to define who Kita was, what he believed in and his political alignments through a close study of his primary works. His article will therefore help in contributing to the following proposed sections; "Contents of Book" and "Historiography"

==== George M. Wilson Radical Nationalist in Japan: Kita Ikki 1883-1937. ==== George M. Wilson was a distinguished historian who has published multiple seminal works on Japanese history and key figures such as Kita Ikki. Wilson's book is one of the few dedicated to a singular study of Kita's life. Wilson's book will be particularly helpful in outlining the political climate and historical context of Japan, which motivated the construction of such a book. Secondarily, it will look at the motivations of Kita, as outlined within Kokutairon and evident within complementary writings and primary sources. Finally, the failed publication and limited

==== Christopher Szpilman. ==== Szpilman is a successful historian working as a professor in the department of Japanese Culture at Teikyo University. Szpilman's thesis will validate Kita as a key figure, political revolutionary and symbol of early fascism in Japanese History. Szpilman's article is particularly valuable when understanding the contents of Kokutairon in relation to the context and character of Kita (Historical Background and Content sections). Secondarily, Szpilman's analysis of its historical significance will assist the completion of the "public reaction" and "historiography" sections of this wikipedia article. Szpilman's peer-reviewed article in a well-regarded journal is a reliable source. His writing is clear, well-written and well-cited.

==== Olivierio Frattolillo ==== Oliviero Frattolillo is a well-regarded Italian historian of modern Japan. Frattolillo edited and wrote in the multi-authored book Japan and the Great War and self-wrote Interwar Japan Beyond the West: The Search for a New Subjectivity in World History. The second one will be particularly helpful in a study of Kita Ikki’s Kokutairon. Specifically, it will help in contextualising Kita’s book within his immediate revolutionary political climate.

==== Chushichi Tsuzuki ==== Chushichi Tsuzuki is a Japanese-born historian of Japan. Tsuzuki’s unique perspective, language background and contextual understanding of Japanese culture is particularly valuable in the study of Kita’s Kokutairon, a political treatise written in Japanese. Tsuzuki’s book looks at Kita Ikki in the context of ‘Fascism, Militarism and Thought Control’ and thus placed a particular focus on radical political ideology and its insemination throughout society through different mediums. He therefore gives a detailed analysis of Kita’s socialist literature, particularly helpful in understanding what was written and how it reflects on Kita’s character and political standings.