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Japan's Early Parliaments, 1890-1905
Structure, Issues and Trends
Av Andrew Fraser, R. H. P. Mason m. fl.
Inbunden, 1994
2578 kr
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Japan's Early Parliaments, 1890-1905 is the first detailed study of the early history of the Japanese Diet, providing a thorough discussion of the origins of the Japanese parliament, still the central institution of Japanese politics, and its development during this formative period. Drawn from …
Japan and the New Silk Road
Diplomacy, Development and Connectivity
Inbunden, 2020
2504 kr
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This book presents a study of Japanese involvement in post-Soviet Central Asia since the independence of these countries in 1991, examining the reasons for progress and stagnation in this multi-lateral relationship.Featuring interviews with decision-makers and experts from Japan, China, Kazakhstan, …
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
The Realities of ‘Power’
Inbunden, 2020
2504 kr
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This book provides a thorough analysis of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP), from a variety of perspectives including its factions, party presidential elections, the distribution of posts, national elections, local organisations, the policy making process and partner organisations. …
Democratic Party of Japan in Power
Challenges and Failures
Av Yoichi Funabashi, Koichi Nakano
Häftad, 2019
747 kr
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When the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) came to power in September 2009, Japanese citizens expected the imminent arrival of a new political era, characterized by a two-party system. However, in addition to the triple disasters of March 2011, the DPJ faced numerous difficulties arising from its …
Tenkō: Cultures of Political Conversion in Transwar Japan
Av Irena Hayter, George T. Sipos m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
2879 kr
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This book approaches the concept of tenkō (political conversion) as a response to the global crisis of interwar modernity, as opposed to a distinctly Japanese experience in postwar debates.Tenkō connotes the expressions of ideological conversion performed by members of the Japanese Communist Party, …
Japan’s World Power
Assessment, Outlook and Vision
Häftad, 2019
770 kr
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Since the end of the 1960s, Japan’s power in the world has largely been linked to its economic successes, while it has pursued a decidedly pacifist post-war foreign policy. Recently, however, there has been talk of Constitutional reform, especially since the new security legislation of 2016. …
Japan’s New Ruralities
Coping with Decline in the Periphery
Av Wolfram Manzenreiter, Ralph Lützeler m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
2504 kr
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Seeking to challenge negative perceptions within Japanese media and politics on the future of the countryside, the contributors to this book present a counterargument to the inevitable demise of rural society.Contrary to the dominant argument, which holds outmigration and demographic hyper-aging as …
Japan’s New Ruralities
Coping with Decline in the Periphery
Av Wolfram Manzenreiter, Ralph Lützeler m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
646 kr
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Seeking to challenge negative perceptions within Japanese media and politics on the future of the countryside, the contributors to this book present a counterargument to the inevitable demise of rural society.Contrary to the dominant argument, which holds outmigration and demographic hyper-aging as …
Friendship and Work Culture of Women Managers in Japan
Tokyo After Ten
Av Swee-Lin Ho
Häftad, 2019
718 kr
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Drawing on ethnographic data gathered from fieldwork spanning a 15-year period, this book offers new insights into understanding the lives and experiences of women managers in Japan. Based on empirical case studies, it explores the ways in which professional women in Tokyo creatively mobilize their …
New Directions in Japan’s Security
Non-U.S. Centric Evolution
Av Paul Midford, Wilhelm Vosse
Inbunden, 2020
2504 kr
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While the US-Japan alliance has strengthened since the end of the Cold War, Japan has, almost unnoticed, been building security ties with other partners, in the process reducing the centrality of the US in Japan’s security. This book explains why this is happening.Japan pursued security …
Dilemma of Faith in Modern Japanese Literature
Metaphors of Christianity
Häftad, 2019
793 kr
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The first book-length study to explore the links between Christianity and modern Japanese literature, this book analyses the process of conversion of nine canonical authors, unveiling the influence that Christianity had on their self-construction, their oeuvre and, ultimately, the trajectory of …
Rethinking Locality in Japan
Av Sonja Ganseforth, Hanno Jentzsch
Häftad, 2021
631 kr
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This book inquires what is meant when we say "local" and what "local" means in the Japanese context. Through the window of locality, it enhances an understanding of broader political and socio-economic shifts in Japan. This includes demographic change, electoral and administrative reform, rural …
New Directions in Japan’s Security
Non-U.S. Centric Evolution
Av Paul Midford, Wilhelm Vosse
Häftad, 2022
689 kr
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While the US-Japan alliance has strengthened since the end of the Cold War, Japan has, almost unnoticed, been building security ties with other partners, in the process reducing the centrality of the US in Japan’s security. This book explains why this is happening.Japan pursued security …
Child Guidance Centres in Japan
Alternative Care, Social Work, and the Family
Häftad, 2022
689 kr
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In contemporary Japan, 85% of children in alternative care remain housed in large welfare institutions, as opposed to family-based foster care. This publication examines how Japan has been isolated from global discourse on alternative care, urging a shift in social work and alternative care …
Gradual Institutional Change in Japan
Kantei Leadership under the Abe Administration
Inbunden, 2020
2504 kr
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This book analyses institutional reforms implemented by Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzō, under his second administration from 2012 to 2020. Also examined is the evolution in the role of such actors in Japanese politics as bureaucrats, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) factions, and backbenchers of …
Dōwa Policy and Japanese Politics
Av Ian Neary
Inbunden, 2021
2504 kr
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This book locates the development of Dōwa policy projects within their historical and political context, offering examples of human rights protection in a non-Western society.Charting Dōwa policy from its origins in the pre-war period to its revival after 1945 up to the turn of the 21st century, …
Dōwa Policy and Japanese Politics
Av Ian Neary
Häftad, 2023
689 kr
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This book locates the development of Dōwa policy projects within their historical and political context, offering examples of human rights protection in a non-Western society.Charting Dōwa policy from its origins in the pre-war period to its revival after 1945 up to the turn of the 21st century, …
Gradual Institutional Change in Japan
Kantei Leadership under the Abe Administration
Häftad, 2022
689 kr
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This book analyses institutional reforms implemented by Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzō, under his second administration from 2012 to 2020. Also examined is the evolution in the role of such actors in Japanese politics as bureaucrats, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) factions, and backbenchers of …
Tenkō: Cultures of Political Conversion in Transwar Japan
Av Irena Hayter, George T. Sipos m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
709 kr
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This book approaches the concept of tenkō (political conversion) as a response to the global crisis of interwar modernity, as opposed to a distinctly Japanese experience in postwar debates.Tenkō connotes the expressions of ideological conversion performed by members of the Japanese Communist Party, …
Rethinking Locality in Japan
Av Sonja Ganseforth, Hanno Jentzsch
Inbunden, 2021
2504 kr
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This book inquires what is meant when we say "local" and what "local" means in the Japanese context. Through the window of locality, it enhances an understanding of broader political and socio-economic shifts in Japan. This includes demographic change, electoral and administrative reform, rural …
Industrial Relations in Japan
The Peripheral Sector
Inbunden, 1989
2578 kr
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The conventional picture of industry and industrial relations in Japan is of a number of very large firms providing extremely attractive working conditions for their happy and contented workforce. Norma Chalmers shows that there is in fact another, very different side to the picture, which occurs …
Establishment of the Japanese Constitutional System
Av Junji Banno
Inbunden, 1992
2578 kr
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The 1889 Meiji constitution: how it actually worked, the establishment of the Diet and the shifting roles and interests of the parties. A Japanese classic translated by one our leading authorities.
Japanese Science Fiction
A View of a Changing Society
Inbunden, 1989
2879 kr
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After the Meiji Restoration of 1868 Japan modernized rapidly, transforming itself perhaps more quickly than any other country in history. However, the change was not without its conflicts, many of them still unresolved as the pleasures of modern society vie with a respect for the traditional …
Militarisation and Demilitarisation in Contemporary Japan
Inbunden, 1995
2578 kr
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The intertwined issues of Japanese `identity' and `normality' are at the centre of the tension between internal and external pressures on Japanese defence and security policies. With chapters on peace thought, the militarisation and demilitarisation of language as well as the `hard' aspects of the …
Emperor Hirohito and Showa Japan
A Political Biography
Inbunden, 1992
2658 kr
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Emperor Hirohito reigned for more than sixty years, yet we know little about him or the part he really played in the turbulent history of Showa Japan.Stephen Large draws on a wide range of Japanese and Western sources in his study of Emperor Hirohito's political role in Showa Japan (1926-89). This …
Britain's Educational Reform
A Comparison with Japan
Av Mike Howarth
Inbunden, 1990
966 kr
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This book questions many of Britain's idiosyncratic attitudes towards education. Dimensions missing from Britain's recent reforms, but present in Japan are highlighted. The author argues that Britain could learn a lot from Japan in order to improve education and vocational training considerably.
Japanese Numbers Game
Av T Crump
Inbunden, 1992
762 kr
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An almost obsessional use of numbers characterizes Japanese popular culture. A wide variety of numerical formulae and strategies provide the means for explaining events and solving problems occurring in everyday life. These include such matters as the choice of the name for a child, ranking in …
Architecture and Authority in Japan
Inbunden, 1996
2578 kr
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First published in 1996. Architecture is one of the most inspired manifestations of Japanese civilization, a pillar of both traditional society and the modern state. The rugged walls of Himeji Castle, the pristine perfection of the Ise Shrine, and the soaring skyscrapers of modern Tokyo are all …
Ideology and Practice in Modern Japan
Av Roger Goodman, Kirsten Refsing
Inbunden, 1992
2578 kr
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The issue of how Japanese society operates, and in particular why it has `succeeded', has generated a wide variety of explanatory models, including the Confucian ethic, classlessness, group consciousness, and `uniqueness' in areas as diverse as body images and language patterns.In Ideology and …
Technology and Industrial Growth in Pre-War Japan
The Mitsubishi-Nagasaki Shipyard 1884-1934
Inbunden, 1992
3147 kr
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This book aims to discredit the myth that has the `unique cultural traits' of the Japanese as the key to the country's success, arguing that the more realisable foundation of long-term investment in training and research is responsible.The book looks at the development of Japan in the pre-War …
