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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Page 57
This is why the veterans ' organisations , the association of war wounded and the
organisation of the families of war dead continue to be a significant force
pressuring the LDP to endorse and participate in controversial symbolic activities
...
This is why the veterans ' organisations , the association of war wounded and the
organisation of the families of war dead continue to be a significant force
pressuring the LDP to endorse and participate in controversial symbolic activities
...
Page 100
... roughly a hundred thousand gangsters called yakuza . Unlike American
mafiosi , modern mainstream yakuza have remained clearly separated from the
respectable business world ; a major portion of their profits derive from illegal
activities .
... roughly a hundred thousand gangsters called yakuza . Unlike American
mafiosi , modern mainstream yakuza have remained clearly separated from the
respectable business world ; a major portion of their profits derive from illegal
activities .
Page 353
These associations , created in 1941 after much friction among the various
bureaucratic cliques involved and much business opposition , were meant to co -
ordinate activities , production targets and the allocation of materials in the
various ...
These associations , created in 1941 after much friction among the various
bureaucratic cliques involved and much business opposition , were meant to co -
ordinate activities , production targets and the allocation of materials in the
various ...
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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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