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Power in Contemporary Japan
Gill Steel (Ed.)
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Description for Power in Contemporary Japan
Hardback. Editor(s): Steel, Gill. Num Pages: 277 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
This book discusses Japanese conceptions of power and presents a complex, nuanced look at how power operates in society and in politics. It rejects stereotypes that describe Japanese citizens as passive and apolitical, cemented into a vertically structured, group-oriented society and shows how citizens learn about power in the contexts of the family, the workplace, and politics. As Japan grapples with the consequences of having one of the oldest and most rapidly ageing populations in the world, it is important for social scientists and policy makers worldwide to understand the choices it makes. Particularly as policy-makers have once again ... Read more
This book discusses Japanese conceptions of power and presents a complex, nuanced look at how power operates in society and in politics. It rejects stereotypes that describe Japanese citizens as passive and apolitical, cemented into a vertically structured, group-oriented society and shows how citizens learn about power in the contexts of the family, the workplace, and politics. As Japan grapples with the consequences of having one of the oldest and most rapidly ageing populations in the world, it is important for social scientists and policy makers worldwide to understand the choices it makes. Particularly as policy-makers have once again ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
263
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137601667
SKU
V9781137601667
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Ref
99-15
About Gill Steel (Ed.)
Gill Steel is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Institute for the Liberal Arts, Doshisha University. She previously taught in the Department of Social Psychology at the University of Tokyo. She co-authored Changing Politics in Japan (2010) with Ikuo Kabashima and co-edited Democratic Reform in Japan (2008) with Sherry Martin.
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