Galanti, Sigal Ben-Rafael. <br/><br/>
Japan's Multilayered Democracy. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (274 pages) 
 - New Studies in Modern Japan Series .
 - New Studies in Modern Japan Series .
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781498502238 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Democracy--Japan--History.<br/>Political participation--Japan--History.<br/>Political culture--Japan--History.<br/>Japan--Politics and government--1945.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JQ1681.G35 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.952