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 84
... hierarchy , with Todai ( the Univer- sity of Tokyo ) - more specifically , its law department - at its apex . Todai's graduates have the best chance of gaining admission to the Ministry of Finance , the best jumping board for a try at ...
... hierarchy , with Todai ( the Univer- sity of Tokyo ) - more specifically , its law department - at its apex . Todai's graduates have the best chance of gaining admission to the Ministry of Finance , the best jumping board for a try at ...
Page 329
... hierarchy Ritual and hierarchy substitute for an internalised set of abstractions in fostering predictability and reducing the likelihood of open conflict . If everybody has a proper place in the scheme of things and sticks to it , much ...
... hierarchy Ritual and hierarchy substitute for an internalised set of abstractions in fostering predictability and reducing the likelihood of open conflict . If everybody has a proper place in the scheme of things and sticks to it , much ...
Page 330
... Hierarchy begins at home , although except in highly placed families the emphasis on ' younger ' and ' older ' is much less than it was before the war . But in schools children's ranks can be recognised by the uniforms or tags they wear ...
... Hierarchy begins at home , although except in highly placed families the emphasis on ' younger ' and ' older ' is much less than it was before the war . But in schools children's ranks can be recognised by the uniforms or tags they wear ...
Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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