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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... religion became an official concern . The oligarchs left no doubt that they considered it very much their business . A major figure among them , Ito Hirobumi , concluded that , because Japanese religions were feeble , some substitute ...
... religion became an official concern . The oligarchs left no doubt that they considered it very much their business . A major figure among them , Ito Hirobumi , concluded that , because Japanese religions were feeble , some substitute ...
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People and Politics in a Stateless Nation Karel Van Wolferen. 11 The System as Religion Since they consistently employ neither law , nor religion , nor systematic articulate , intellectual inquiry as a means of evaluating their socio ...
People and Politics in a Stateless Nation Karel Van Wolferen. 11 The System as Religion Since they consistently employ neither law , nor religion , nor systematic articulate , intellectual inquiry as a means of evaluating their socio ...
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... religion , has indeed been labelled a ' secular religion ' . Its religious characteristics are obvious ; it provides a closed philosophical system , capable of ' explaining ' everything , which counters critical arguments against it by ...
... religion , has indeed been labelled a ' secular religion ' . Its religious characteristics are obvious ; it provides a closed philosophical system , capable of ' explaining ' everything , which counters critical arguments against it by ...
Contents
The Elusive State | 25 |
An Inescapable Embrace | 50 |
Servants of the System | 82 |
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