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 192
Whereas Chinese emperors were expected to be benevolent and maintain
justice in order to keep the ' mandate of Heaven ' , their ... 37 The unfathomable
benevolence of the emperor figured largely in the ' family state ' and ' national
essence ...
Whereas Chinese emperors were expected to be benevolent and maintain
justice in order to keep the ' mandate of Heaven ' , their ... 37 The unfathomable
benevolence of the emperor figured largely in the ' family state ' and ' national
essence ...
Page 273
State Shinto , established to provide spiritual nourishment for the ' emperor
system ' , functioned as an umbrella organisation incorporating all other religions
, which had to abandon any tenets that conflicted with emperor - worship .
State Shinto , established to provide spiritual nourishment for the ' emperor
system ' , functioned as an umbrella organisation incorporating all other religions
, which had to abandon any tenets that conflicted with emperor - worship .
Page 301
In reality , the ' restoration ' of the emperor in no way restored his temporal
powers . ... Since the sovereign was sacred and lèse - majesté a serious offence ,
the powerless emperors had always been ideal instruments in power games ,
and ...
In reality , the ' restoration ' of the emperor in no way restored his temporal
powers . ... Since the sovereign was sacred and lèse - majesté a serious offence ,
the powerless emperors had always been ideal instruments in power games ,
and ...
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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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