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. |
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... Japan which , he should understand , is governed by laws . Both these arguments that Japanese society is humanly flexible by not sticking to cold rules , and that it sticks to what the law says – are uttered with great conviction , and ...
... Japan which , he should understand , is governed by laws . Both these arguments that Japanese society is humanly flexible by not sticking to cold rules , and that it sticks to what the law says – are uttered with great conviction , and ...
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... Japanese intellectual pursuits . Japanese ideas of justice and the place of law in society have been fashioned by rulers in terms of expediency , and have not influenced the attitudes and methods of those rulers in any critical way ...
... Japanese intellectual pursuits . Japanese ideas of justice and the place of law in society have been fashioned by rulers in terms of expediency , and have not influenced the attitudes and methods of those rulers in any critical way ...
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... Japanese syllabary on the grounds that such names ' do not match the single - race Japanese society ' . " 61 Another manifestation of the homogeneity myth is the image of Japan as a classless society , with only slight differences ...
... Japanese syllabary on the grounds that such names ' do not match the single - race Japanese society ' . " 61 Another manifestation of the homogeneity myth is the image of Japan as a classless society , with only slight differences ...
Contents
The Japan Problem | 1 |
The neglected role of power | 17 |
The Elusive State | 25 |
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