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Democracy in Post-War Japan
Maruyama Masao and the Search for Autonomy
Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
Democracy in Post-War Japan assesses the development of democracy through the writings of the brilliant political thinker Maruyama Masao. The author explores the significance of Maruyama's notion of personal and social autonomy and its impact on the development of a distinctively Japanese...
To Be Published September 26th 2013 by Routledge
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The Left in the Shaping of Japanese Democracy
Essays in Honour of J.A.A. Stockwin
Series: Routledge/Leiden Series in Modern East Asian Politics, History and Media
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....
Published June 14th 2006 by Routledge