Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures and tables; Series editor's preface; Preface; Acknowledgments; Note to the reader; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: where rationality and rituality meet; 2. Demystifying a discourse: the misuses of"" Japanese culture"" and the production of rationality; 3. The bureaucratized self: public, private, and ""civil society"" in Japan; 4. Japan's government: the bureaucratic blurring of state and society; 5. Rationality, bureaucracy, and belief in the state
6. Japan's Ministry of Education: rationalizedschooling and the state7. The rationality of moral education: the state's visionof civil society; 8. Conclusion: lessons from Japan about state andsociety; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
In this adventurous new study the author demonstrates how conflicting impressions of Japan can be reconciled and a greater understanding of the state achieved. Engagement with debates over bureaucracy's role in Japanese politics is included
Analysis
Samfundsvidenskab Politologi
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-251) and index
