Japanese Politics: Fixed and Floating Worlds
Autor Timothy Hoyeen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 1998
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the politics of modern Japan. Its balanced treatment includes sources of authority; structures of government; informal or "floating" structures such as mass media and citizen action groups; issues (the future of education policy, environmental challenges, economic development, social welfare, and the future of nuclear power); "outsiders" and "insiders;" the changing role of women; and Japan in a changing global environment. Focusing on recent current events, "Japanese Politics: Fixed and Floating Worlds" analyzes the connections between an old, aristocratic culture and a modern democratic state; examines the October 1996 national election for the House of Representatives; discusses the changing roles of women; and compares East/West differences, especially with the United States. For readers with a limited background in Japanese history, the book includes a glossary of important people, places, events, and concepts critical to the development of the modern Japanese state, today and through history. A valuable reference book for any reader who needs a greater understanding of modern Japan, and essential reading for any professional doing business in Japan.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 013271289X
Pagini: 233
Dimensiuni: 154 x 230 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Pearson
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Descriere
- Appropriate for upper level undergraduate and graduate level courses on Japanese politics, comparative Asian political systems, or Pacific Rim systems offered through Political Science, and History.
- This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the political structure of modern Japan. Its balanced treatment of Japanese politics discusses the sources of authority in the modern Japanese state; the structures of government; the informal or “floating” structures such as mass media institutions and citizen action groups; issues in contemporary Japan such as the future of education policy, environmental challenges, economic development, social welfare for an aging population, and the future of nuclear power; “outsiders” and “insiders” in the modern Japanese state; the changing role of women; and Japan in a changing global environment.
Cuprins
1. Japanese Culture/Japanese Politics.
2. Sages and Citizens: Sources of Authority.
3. The Structure of Authority: Japanese Government.
4. Floating Structures: Parties, Mass Media, Citizen Groups.
5. The Scope of Authority: Issues.
6. Subjects, Citizens, Outsiders.
7. Kokusai-ka (Internationalization).
8. Conclusion: Between Yamato and Ukiyo.
Caracteristici
- Analyzes the connections between an old, aristocratic culture and a modern, even postmodern democratic Japanese state.
- Focuses on current events, such as the rise of the “new religions” like Aum Shinrikyo, the trial of Shoko Asahara for complicity in the 1995 Tokyo subway gassing, the Kobe earthquake and its aftermath, changing party realignments, and the pressures facing its trade and defense relationships, particularly with the United States.
- Includes discussions of the post 55 system, the new parties, and the fall and rise of the Liberal Democratic Party.
- Examines the October 1996 national election for the House of Representatives, the first under Japan's comprehensive new election law.
- Includes an important discussion on the traditional and changing roles of Japanese women, especially as agents of change.
- Includes a large glossary of terms emphasizing the important people, places, events, and concepts critical to the development of the modern Japanese state. This is especially beneficial for students with a limited background in Japanese history.
- Incorporates East/West comparisons and contrasts, particularly regarding the development of constitutionalism, the meaning of “public” involvement, and especially the differences between Japan and the United States.
- Provides boxes highlighting the important persons, events, and places in Japan, both today and throughout history.