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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... position is that it is an illusion to think that meaningful discourse on political matters can be kept free of judgements that are not ultimately connected with beliefs of some kind . Striving for objectivity goes hand in glove with a ...
... position is that it is an illusion to think that meaningful discourse on political matters can be kept free of judgements that are not ultimately connected with beliefs of some kind . Striving for objectivity goes hand in glove with a ...
Page 116
... positions , including that of director of the minister's secretariat , which is the second highest bureaucratic position after that of administrative vice - minister . 11 His chief sin here was to undermine the still fragile ...
... positions , including that of director of the minister's secretariat , which is the second highest bureaucratic position after that of administrative vice - minister . 11 His chief sin here was to undermine the still fragile ...
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... position he held for ten years . Ishida Kazuto , another pre - war jurist who had been important in prosecuting ' thought crimes ' in the late 1930s and early 1940s , became chief justice in 1969 . 55 The General Secretariat of the ...
... position he held for ten years . Ishida Kazuto , another pre - war jurist who had been important in prosecuting ' thought crimes ' in the late 1930s and early 1940s , became chief justice in 1969 . 55 The General Secretariat of the ...
Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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