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 209
The unprotected citizen As should be very obvious at this point , nothing in their
history encourages ordinary Japanese citizens to think that the law exists to
protect them . Never adding up to a system based on rational , philosophical
principles ...
The unprotected citizen As should be very obvious at this point , nothing in their
history encourages ordinary Japanese citizens to think that the law exists to
protect them . Never adding up to a system based on rational , philosophical
principles ...
Page 221
Functioning institutional guarantees that the prosecutors represent the public
interest do not exist . A formal checking committee of ordinary citizens is
controlled by the prosecutors ' office , and its findings ( as , for instance , in cases
related to ...
Functioning institutional guarantees that the prosecutors represent the public
interest do not exist . A formal checking committee of ordinary citizens is
controlled by the prosecutors ' office , and its findings ( as , for instance , in cases
related to ...
Page 227
Reality is allowed to exist on different levels far more clearly separated than is
suggested by the usual dichotomy of theory and practice , or form and substance
. If it were otherwise , the System , dependent as it is on informal relations , would
...
Reality is allowed to exist on different levels far more clearly separated than is
suggested by the usual dichotomy of theory and practice , or form and substance
. If it were otherwise , the System , dependent as it is on informal relations , would
...
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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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