Japan's Multilayered Democracy.
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- 9781498502238
- 320.952
- JQ1681.G35 2014
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- Part I: Prewar Source of Japanese Democracy -- 2 February 11, 1889 -- 3 Is Taishō Demokurashī the Same as Taishō Democracy? -- 4 The Making of Private and Public Space in Meiji Japan -- Part II: Democratic Institutions and State Transformation -- 5 The Postwar Emperor in Democratized Japan -- 6 Japan's Remilitarization Debate and the Projection of Democracy -- 7 Normalization, Democracy, and the Armed Forces -- 8 Japan's Labor Tribunal System -- Part III: Political Culture and Civil Society -- 9 Americanization and Democratization -- 10 Democracy and Liberalism in Postwar Japan -- 11 Televised Democracy? -- 12 Pink Democracy -- Part IV: Conclusion -- 13 Is Democracy under Threat? -- Index -- About the Contributors.
This book unveils the layers of Japan's democracy, and the essays suggest a widening of disciplinary perspectives. The editors employ an assortment of disciplines--history, anthropology, sociology, political science, law, and cultural studies--to explore the complex interrelationships between history, institutions, and sociocultural practices.
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