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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... Chinese culture ? To the state , or to the philosophy that justified it ? Such ' chicken and egg ' questions are less applicable to Japan . Looking back over its history , it is clear that political arrangements have been a major factor ...
... Chinese culture ? To the state , or to the philosophy that justified it ? Such ' chicken and egg ' questions are less applicable to Japan . Looking back over its history , it is clear that political arrangements have been a major factor ...
Page 165
... Chinese counterpart . The Chinese comparison is profitable , for while the two countries share certain Confucianist notions regarding the family , the ie denotes a social unit that unlike its Chinese counterpart is determined less by ...
... Chinese counterpart . The Chinese comparison is profitable , for while the two countries share certain Confucianist notions regarding the family , the ie denotes a social unit that unlike its Chinese counterpart is determined less by ...
Page 242
... Chinese in other things , and however much Japanese power - holders craved obedient subjects , they were not interested in trying to produce moral citizens by invoking paramount abstract principles . To follow the Chinese one step ...
... Chinese in other things , and however much Japanese power - holders craved obedient subjects , they were not interested in trying to produce moral citizens by invoking paramount abstract principles . To follow the Chinese one step ...
Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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