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 begin with , their governments have never considered private enterprise
antagonistic to their goals . Unlike the communist approach , which equates
entrepreneurism with original sin , or the socialist approach of the European
welfare state ...
To begin with , their governments have never considered private enterprise
antagonistic to their goals . Unlike the communist approach , which equates
entrepreneurism with original sin , or the socialist approach of the European
welfare state ...
Page 165
In the ideal Japanese perspective - which survives in the negative connotation of
' my - home - ism ' - the workplace , the multi - generational family as distinct from
the nuclear family , the schools or the clubs are not considered part of a private ...
In the ideal Japanese perspective - which survives in the negative connotation of
' my - home - ism ' - the workplace , the multi - generational family as distinct from
the nuclear family , the schools or the clubs are not considered part of a private ...
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Ideas embodying political doubts were considered really dangerous only when
they reached the ears of the common people . Although in the early decades of
the present century the power - holders were obsessed with the threat they posed
...
Ideas embodying political doubts were considered really dangerous only when
they reached the ears of the common people . Although in the early decades of
the present century the power - holders were obsessed with the threat they posed
...
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User Review - antiquary - LibraryThingWhile the author seems biased by his own negative experiences as a foreigner trying to work in Japanese media, his severe critique of the weakness of Japanese leadership has been confirmed by events to a considerable degree. Read full review
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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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