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 329
... hierarchy - Ritual and hierarchy substitute for an internalised set of abstractions in fostering predictability and reducing the likelihood of open conflict . If everybody has a proper place in the scheme of things and sticks to it ...
... hierarchy - Ritual and hierarchy substitute for an internalised set of abstractions in fostering predictability and reducing the likelihood of open conflict . If everybody has a proper place in the scheme of things and sticks to it ...
Page 330
... Hierarchy begins at home , although except in highly placed families the emphasis on ' younger ' and ' older ' is much less than it was before the war . But in schools children's ranks can be recognised by the uniforms or tags they wear ...
... Hierarchy begins at home , although except in highly placed families the emphasis on ' younger ' and ' older ' is much less than it was before the war . But in schools children's ranks can be recognised by the uniforms or tags they wear ...
Page 335
... hierarchy are , furthermore , believed by the bureaucrats to be essential as a means of cultivating respect for authority and thereby the foundation of order in society . Lower - level officials carefully demonstrate deference to their ...
... hierarchy are , furthermore , believed by the bureaucrats to be essential as a means of cultivating respect for authority and thereby the foundation of order in society . Lower - level officials carefully demonstrate deference to their ...
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The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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