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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Even when such philosophical and moral teachings were imported from China ,
they did not displace domestic socio - political sanctions and assumptions . On
the contrary , the Chinese ideas merely strengthened the existing this - worldly ...
Even when such philosophical and moral teachings were imported from China ,
they did not displace domestic socio - political sanctions and assumptions . On
the contrary , the Chinese ideas merely strengthened the existing this - worldly ...
Page 207
15 The idea that power must be subjected to moral ends eventually leads , in
European history , to concepts of the sovereignty of the people . 16 By the time of
the Renaissance and Reformation , when political and religious conflicts were ...
15 The idea that power must be subjected to moral ends eventually leads , in
European history , to concepts of the sovereignty of the people . 16 By the time of
the Renaissance and Reformation , when political and religious conflicts were ...
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To follow the Chinese one step further and , by abstracting a morality from
socially desirable behaviour , to develop the idea ... The Chinese individual can
draw upon a tradition that instructs him not to surrender his moral judgement to
society .
To follow the Chinese one step further and , by abstracting a morality from
socially desirable behaviour , to develop the idea ... The Chinese individual can
draw upon a tradition that instructs him not to surrender his moral judgement to
society .
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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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