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 15
... impending change : not just the routine kind of change that may be expected in
any society , but something basic , a change in the way people see themselves
and consequently a change in the attitude of the entire nation towards the world .
... impending change : not just the routine kind of change that may be expected in
any society , but something basic , a change in the way people see themselves
and consequently a change in the attitude of the entire nation towards the world .
Page 162
But following the birth of the first child , typically after some two years of marriage ,
the husband is expected to settle down to the serious business of devoting most
of his energy , time and attention to his company . Some sociologists and other ...
But following the birth of the first child , typically after some two years of marriage ,
the husband is expected to settle down to the serious business of devoting most
of his energy , time and attention to his company . Some sociologists and other ...
Page 329
Foreigners are often struck by the apparent impermeability of the Japanese mind
, even that of reasonably well - schooled and intelligent individuals , to things that
do not fit expected patterns . The same anxiety about the unpredictable can ...
Foreigners are often struck by the apparent impermeability of the Japanese mind
, even that of reasonably well - schooled and intelligent individuals , to things that
do not fit expected patterns . The same anxiety about the unpredictable can ...
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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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