The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless NationA full-scale examination of the inner workings of Japan's political and industrial system. From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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A good example of a complete breakdown in communication is a dispute
between the in - patient and out - patient units at the psychiatry department of
Tokyo University Hospital . Their conflict goes back decades , but they are
unclear about ...
A good example of a complete breakdown in communication is a dispute
between the in - patient and out - patient units at the psychiatry department of
Tokyo University Hospital . Their conflict goes back decades , but they are
unclear about ...
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32 Ito Daiichi , Gendai Nihon kanryosei no bunseki ( Analysis of the Bureaucracy
in Contemporary Japan ) , Tokyo Daigaku Shuppankai , 1980 , p . 20 . 33 For a
different line of argument , but a similar conclusion , see J . Victor Koschmann ...
32 Ito Daiichi , Gendai Nihon kanryosei no bunseki ( Analysis of the Bureaucracy
in Contemporary Japan ) , Tokyo Daigaku Shuppankai , 1980 , p . 20 . 33 For a
different line of argument , but a similar conclusion , see J . Victor Koschmann ...
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... 254 – 5 Tokyo , 26 , 39 , 171 , 183 , 184 , 186 , 194 , 197 , 198 , 199 , 233 , 301
, 336 , 380 , 401 Tokyo Bay , 118 Tokyo Chamber of Commerce , 34 Tokyo High
Court , 125 Tokyo Imperial University , 239 Tokyo International Airport , 55 Tokyo
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... 254 – 5 Tokyo , 26 , 39 , 171 , 183 , 184 , 186 , 194 , 197 , 198 , 199 , 233 , 301
, 336 , 380 , 401 Tokyo Bay , 118 Tokyo Chamber of Commerce , 34 Tokyo High
Court , 125 Tokyo Imperial University , 239 Tokyo International Airport , 55 Tokyo
...
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Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation A Borzoi book |
| Author | Karel Van Wolferen |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | A.A. Knopf, 1989 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2010 |
| ISBN | 0394577965, 9780394577968 |
| Length | 496 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / International / General Political Science / International Relations / General |
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