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 237
... ideas in rapid succession : ' New ideas of whatever origin win extremely quick victory over the intellectuals ' ; they make no con- scious effort to test the new ideas against their established convictions . " Radicalised students ...
... ideas in rapid succession : ' New ideas of whatever origin win extremely quick victory over the intellectuals ' ; they make no con- scious effort to test the new ideas against their established convictions . " Radicalised students ...
Page 238
... ideas coexist in a feast of incongruity that both baffles and amuses the outsider . Visitors to Japan realise almost immediately that they are among inveterate collectors of ideas , methods and gimmicks . I know coffee shops and other ...
... ideas coexist in a feast of incongruity that both baffles and amuses the outsider . Visitors to Japan realise almost immediately that they are among inveterate collectors of ideas , methods and gimmicks . I know coffee shops and other ...
Page 239
... ideas undoubtedly seeps through . No other people in history , perhaps , has been required to absorb such a plethora of new ideas as the Japanese were in the second half of the nineteenth century , following the Meiji restoration . A ...
... ideas undoubtedly seeps through . No other people in history , perhaps , has been required to absorb such a plethora of new ideas as the Japanese were in the second half of the nineteenth century , following the Meiji restoration . A ...
Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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