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 93
19 The new retrogressive trend appears unstoppable as the power of Nikkyoso
diminishes . ... The same editors who seem to disagree with the approach of the
educational bureaucrats also appear to endorse the official attribution of ...
19 The new retrogressive trend appears unstoppable as the power of Nikkyoso
diminishes . ... The same editors who seem to disagree with the approach of the
educational bureaucrats also appear to endorse the official attribution of ...
Page 214
34 In times when Japanese were given the opportunity to haul each other before
a magistrate , as they were in the Kamakura period , they appear not to have
been at all shy about it . 35 Similarly , after the introduction of the modern legal ...
34 In times when Japanese were given the opportunity to haul each other before
a magistrate , as they were in the Kamakura period , they appear not to have
been at all shy about it . 35 Similarly , after the introduction of the modern legal ...
Page 309
Even though it is manifestly clear that they are guided by their own interests and
proceed without consulting the public in any way , the bureaucrats ' efforts are
somehow made to appear more legitimate than anything done by the politicians ...
Even though it is manifestly clear that they are guided by their own interests and
proceed without consulting the public in any way , the bureaucrats ' efforts are
somehow made to appear more legitimate than anything done by the politicians ...
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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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