The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless NationIn this brilliantly authoritative book, Karel van Wolferen unravels the confusions and misperceptions the West has about Japan and can no longer afford to maintain. |
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To believe that these predictable assertions reflect personal opinions would be
doing injustice to the intellectual capacities of ... of sake or, more rarely, a sudden
realisation on their part that you are not going to believe the official line anyway.
To believe that these predictable assertions reflect personal opinions would be
doing injustice to the intellectual capacities of ... of sake or, more rarely, a sudden
realisation on their part that you are not going to believe the official line anyway.
Page 261
Whereas in the 1880s it was possible to believe that all nations had a kokutai in
some form or another, after the turn of the century it was a monopoly of Japan. 4
Initially, kokutai was rendered in English as 'national polity', but later it was more
...
Whereas in the 1880s it was possible to believe that all nations had a kokutai in
some form or another, after the turn of the century it was a monopoly of Japan. 4
Initially, kokutai was rendered in English as 'national polity', but later it was more
...
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On the whole, nihonjinron concedes that Japanese do not believe in universal
values and are 'not logical'. It portrays such traits as assets that supposedly give
Japanese closer contact with the here and now of concrete circumstances, and ...
On the whole, nihonjinron concedes that Japanese do not believe in universal
values and are 'not logical'. It portrays such traits as assets that supposedly give
Japanese closer contact with the here and now of concrete circumstances, and ...
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References to this book
Trust: Human Nature and the Reconstitution of Social Order Francis Fukuyama No preview available - 1996 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation Vintage Series |
| Author | Karel Van Wolferen |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Vintage Books, 1990 |
| ISBN | 0679728023, 9780679728023 |
| Length | 504 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / International / General History / Asia / Japan Political Science / International Relations / General Political Science / Political Economy |
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