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Most of the prominent Nikkeiren organisers were also at the core of Keizai
Doyukai, a club that on the face of it seemed to take a much more moderate stand
towards socialists and unions.36 Goshi Kohei, the key figure in its formation, had
...
Most of the prominent Nikkeiren organisers were also at the core of Keizai
Doyukai, a club that on the face of it seemed to take a much more moderate stand
towards socialists and unions.36 Goshi Kohei, the key figure in its formation, had
...
Page 440
Learning to be Japanese, Linnet Books, Connecticut, 1978, p. 58. 1 1 Keizai
hatten ni okeru jinteki noryolcM kaihatsu no kadai to taisaku [Topics and Policies
on the Development of Human Ability in Economic Develop- ment], Keizai
Shingikai, ...
Learning to be Japanese, Linnet Books, Connecticut, 1978, p. 58. 1 1 Keizai
hatten ni okeru jinteki noryolcM kaihatsu no kadai to taisaku [Topics and Policies
on the Development of Human Ability in Economic Develop- ment], Keizai
Shingikai, ...
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... 385, 393, 400 Keizai Doyukai (Committee for Economic Development), 33, 354
, 355-6, 397 Keizai Kenkyukai, 352 Kempeitai, 38, 321 Kennedy, John, 310 Kido
Koin, 305 kidotai (riot police), 198-200 Kigensetsu (National Foundation Day), ...
... 385, 393, 400 Keizai Doyukai (Committee for Economic Development), 33, 354
, 355-6, 397 Keizai Kenkyukai, 352 Kempeitai, 38, 321 Kennedy, John, 310 Kido
Koin, 305 kidotai (riot police), 198-200 Kigensetsu (National Foundation Day), ...
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Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
The neglected role of power | 17 |
The System | 43 |
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| Title | The enigma of Japanese power: people and politics in a stateless nation |
| Author | Karel Van Wolferen |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | A.A. Knopf, 1989 |
| ISBN | 0394577965, 9780394577968 |
| Length | 496 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / International / General Japan Japan - Economic policy - 1945-1989 Japan - Politics and government - 1945 Political Science / International Relations / General Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy Political culture Political culture - Japan Political culture/ Japan Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural |
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