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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Such manoeuvring is one of the ways in Japan by which the higher - ranking and
the stronger claim their privileges . In international exchanges these tactics
sometimes exasperate logically reasoning Westerners , who conclude that
arguing ...
Such manoeuvring is one of the ways in Japan by which the higher - ranking and
the stronger claim their privileges . In international exchanges these tactics
sometimes exasperate logically reasoning Westerners , who conclude that
arguing ...
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the international emancipation of the Japanese banks , security houses and
insurance firms , enabling them to compete better in the money markets of the
world , and to give the trading companies a large new field for foreign investment
.
the international emancipation of the Japanese banks , security houses and
insurance firms , enabling them to compete better in the money markets of the
world , and to give the trading companies a large new field for foreign investment
.
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Japan has , according to Watsuji , a very peculiar version of the monsoon culture
, producing people ' full of emotional vitality and sensitivity ' . All this allegedly
fosters intimate , family - style relations among Japanese . 52 Ordinary Japanese
...
Japan has , according to Watsuji , a very peculiar version of the monsoon culture
, producing people ' full of emotional vitality and sensitivity ' . All this allegedly
fosters intimate , family - style relations among Japanese . 52 Ordinary Japanese
...
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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 |
| ISBN | 0394577965, 9780394577968 |
| Length | 496 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / International / General Political Science / International Relations / General |
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