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 19
... power - holders had a special police force with the task of eliminating ' dangerous thoughts ' . Half a dozen officers of that police force became ministers of education , justice , labour , home affairs and welfare after the war . 17 ...
... power - holders had a special police force with the task of eliminating ' dangerous thoughts ' . Half a dozen officers of that police force became ministers of education , justice , labour , home affairs and welfare after the war . 17 ...
Page 202
... power in the West is masked by the illusion of principle , in Japan it is ... power and subjection to it posed an intellectual problem that was solved by ... holders became increasingly tied to codes over which they had lost control ...
... power in the West is masked by the illusion of principle , in Japan it is ... power and subjection to it posed an intellectual problem that was solved by ... holders became increasingly tied to codes over which they had lost control ...
Page 250
... power - holders was the main- tenance of an order totally devoid of any social mobility . All their subjects occupied a fixed place in the formally prescribed class layers , and although power relations among them changed in the natural ...
... power - holders was the main- tenance of an order totally devoid of any social mobility . All their subjects occupied a fixed place in the formally prescribed class layers , and although power relations among them changed in the natural ...
Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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