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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... 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 ...
... 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
... 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 . My own experience of teaching ...
... 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 . My own experience of teaching ...
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... tradition ; the subservience to the administrators of law ; and the acceptance , even celebration , of amorality : these are , of course , all causally intertwined . They reinforce what I have referred to as the crucial factor in the ...
... tradition ; the subservience to the administrators of law ; and the acceptance , even celebration , of amorality : these are , of course , all causally intertwined . They reinforce what I have referred to as the crucial factor in the ...
Contents
The Japan Problem | 1 |
The neglected role of power | 17 |
The Elusive State | 25 |
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