The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation"The first full-scale examination of the inner workings of Japan's political/industrial system"--Cover subtitle. |
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In the Western tradition , intellectual probing of the socio - political environment is
allowed and sometimes encouraged ; the Japanese tradition requires emotional
trust . Japanese are conditioned to accept as natural the unequal tie to a social ...
In the Western tradition , intellectual probing of the socio - political environment is
allowed and sometimes encouraged ; the Japanese tradition requires emotional
trust . Japanese are conditioned to accept as natural the unequal tie to a social ...
Page 238
The poverty of the Japanese intellectual tradition is reflected in that
unenthusiastic institution , the Japanese university . Perhaps the most striking
characteristic of Japanese students is their general apathy . It should not surprise
anyone .
The poverty of the Japanese intellectual tradition is reflected in that
unenthusiastic institution , the Japanese university . Perhaps the most striking
characteristic of Japanese students is their general apathy . It should not surprise
anyone .
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This alleged absence of any fundamental duality in traditional Japanese thought
is extolled even today . ... the claimed superfluity of logic ; the absence of a strong
intellectual tradition ; the subservience to the administrators of law ; and the ...
This alleged absence of any fundamental duality in traditional Japanese thought
is extolled even today . ... the claimed superfluity of logic ; the absence of a strong
intellectual tradition ; the subservience to the administrators of law ; and the ...
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User Review - antiquary - LibraryThingWhile the author seems biased by his own negative experiences as a foreigner trying to work in Japanese media, his severe critique of the weakness of Japanese leadership has been confirmed by events to a considerable degree. Read full review
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Trust: Human Nature and the Reconstitution of Social Order Francis Fukuyama No preview available - 1996 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation |
| Author | Karel Van Wolferen |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 0333443217, 9780333443217 |
| Length | 496 pages |
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