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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Even when such philosophical and moral teachings were imported from China,
they did not displace domestic socio-political sanctions and assumptions. On the
contrary, the Chinese ideas merely strengthened the existing this-worldly belief ...
Even when such philosophical and moral teachings were imported from China,
they did not displace domestic socio-political sanctions and assumptions. On the
contrary, the Chinese ideas merely strengthened the existing this-worldly belief ...
Page 248
people and politics in a stateless nation Karel Van Wolferen ... As such, it
diminishes our knowledge and thus our perception of socio-political reality, which
is why it can be used to disguise existing power relations and serve those in
whose ...
people and politics in a stateless nation Karel Van Wolferen ... As such, it
diminishes our knowledge and thus our perception of socio-political reality, which
is why it can be used to disguise existing power relations and serve those in
whose ...
Page 363
This should come as no surprise; outside these power relations there is nothing
to sustain socio-political order - no legal framework consistently adhered to and
providing a sense of security, no certainties transcending the here and now of ...
This should come as no surprise; outside these power relations there is nothing
to sustain socio-political order - no legal framework consistently adhered to and
providing a sense of security, no certainties transcending the here and now of ...
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Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
The neglected role of power | 17 |
The System | 43 |
Copyright | |
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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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