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 90
Yet in its suggestions as to remedies the report showed the imprint of the council '
s less liberal - minded members – the representatives of the Ministry of Education
and the educational reform lobby in the LDP . ( This led the private Women ' s ...
Yet in its suggestions as to remedies the report showed the imprint of the council '
s less liberal - minded members – the representatives of the Ministry of Education
and the educational reform lobby in the LDP . ( This led the private Women ' s ...
Page 145
The main instruments for taking such an initiative are the numerous deliberation
councils , or shingikai , in which well - known scholars , journalists and
businessmen and noted representatives of the interest groups concerned are
asked to ...
The main instruments for taking such an initiative are the numerous deliberation
councils , or shingikai , in which well - known scholars , journalists and
businessmen and noted representatives of the interest groups concerned are
asked to ...
Page 243
21 In a very different setting , far removed from the cruelty , hardships and
constant fear of the Siberian camps , Japanese company representatives could
be seen waving Mao ' s Little Red Book and mouthing the appropriate slogans on
visits ...
21 In a very different setting , far removed from the cruelty , hardships and
constant fear of the Siberian camps , Japanese company representatives could
be seen waving Mao ' s Little Red Book and mouthing the appropriate slogans on
visits ...
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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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