The Left in the Shaping of Japanese Democracy: Essays in Honour of J.A.A. Stockwin Contributor(s): Williams, David (Editor), Kersten, Rikki (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415334357 ISBN-13: 9780415334358 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: Leftist thought and activism stands as a defining force in the articulation of political culture and policy in modern Japan. Operating from the periphery of formal political power for the most part, the Japanese Left has had an impact that extends far beyond their limited success at the ballot box. This book focuses attention on the influence exerted by the Left on the political landscape of Japan in the modern era, and assesses the reasons for its successes and failures in terms of its impact on enduring dimensions of Japanese political thought, activism and policy. |
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BISAC Categories: - History | Reference - Political Science - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
Dewey: 320.513 |
LCCN: 2005009856 |
Series: Leiden Series in Modern East Asian Politics and History |
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.04" W x 9.04" (0.69 lbs) 204 pages |
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Publisher Description: Leftist thought and activism stands as a defining force in the articulation of political culture and policy in modern Japan. Operating from the periphery of formal political power for the most part, the Japanese Left has had an impact that extends far beyond its limited success at the ballot box. The essays that compose this Oxford Festschrift range over a wide set of themes including the tragic careers of two prewar left-wing martyrs (Goto-Jones); Hisashi As , the great Socialist apostate (Kersten); the Left's evasion of constitutional sovereignty (Williams); the rise and fall of Nikky -s (Aspinall); the Left's impact on privatization and bureaucratic reform (Nakano); the demise of parliamentary Socialism (Hyde); the Left's recent embrace of free market principles (Schoppa); critical Japan studies and American empire since '9.11' (Williams); and history's final judgment on the fate of this great political movement (Banno). |