Introduction: toward an integrated understanding of society -- Pt. I. The theory of action systems. The basic concepts of systems theory ; Action system as complex systems ; Toward an understanding of the self-organizing nature of the world: the logic of integration of the social sciences ; The relationship of the present theory to Parsons' theory -- Pt. II. One part of a whole: Japan in the context of international relations. Has the world changed Japan?: The outlawry of war and Article 9 of the constitution of Japan ; How can Japan help to change the world?
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