| Description |
1 online resource (x, 262 pages) |
| Series |
New studies of modern Japan |
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New studies of modern Japan.
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| Contents |
Part I: Pre-war source of Japanese democracy -- February 11, 1889: The birth of modern Japan / Lionel Babicz -- Is Taishō Demokurashi the same as Taishō Democracy? / Kiichi Tachibana -- The making of private and public space in Meiji Japan / Kurt W. Radtke -- Part II: Democratic institutions and state transformation -- The postwar Emperor in democratized Japan / Ben-Ami Shillony -- Japan's remilitarization debate and the projection of democracy / Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti -- Normalization, democracy, and the armed forces: The transformation of the Japanese military / Eyal Ben-Ari -- Japan's labor tribunal system: A new paradigm for democratic justice? / Wered Ben-Sade -- Part III: Political culture and civil society -- Americanization and democratization: Cultural aspects of Japanese democracy / Nissim Otmazgin -- Democracy and liberalism in postwar Japan: The legacies of the 1960s student uprising / Michal Daliot-Bul -- Televised democracy?: How politicians handle questions during broadcast talk shows / Ofer Feldman -- Pink democracy: Dynamic gender in Japan's women's politics / Ayala Klemperer-Markman -- Part IV: Conclusion -- Is democracy under threat?: Some thoughts concerning Japan and elsewhere / J.A.A. Stockwin |
| Summary |
This book introduces a multilayered approach to the study of democracy, combining specific knowledge of Japan with theoretical insights from the literature on democratization. It examines different aspects of Japanese democracy--historical, institutional, and sociocultural--to provide a conscious understanding of the nature and practice of democracy, both in Japan and beyond. The book's chapters give testimony to the dynamic nature and continuity of Japanese democracy and analyze its strengths and weaknesses. The central argument of this book is that Japan's democratization should be seen as a multilayered experience shaped by the gradual process of absorbing democratic ideas, forming democratic institutions, and practicing democratic behaviors and rituals at various levels of society. As the case of Japan shows, democracy is neither a structured formula nor only a set of democratic laws and institutions, but a continuous, gradual process.--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Japan -- History
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Political participation -- Japan -- History
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Political culture -- Japan -- History
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Democracy
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Political culture
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Political participation
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069556
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| Subject |
Japan
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021677670 |
| ISBN |
9781498502238 |
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1498502237 |
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9781498502238 |
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