 Governing Japan, 4th Edition
ISBN: 978-1-4051-5415-4
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320 pages
April 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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General Editor's Introduction.
List of Tables.
Maps.
Conventions.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction: Why Japan and its Politics Matter.
2. Historical Background: Japan's Emergence as a Modern State and the Politics of War, 1853--1945.
3. Social Background: How far Social Norms and Behaviour Influence Politics.
4. Political Reconstruction and Development, 1945-1989.
5. One Step Forward and One Step Back: Attempting Political Reform in the 1990s.
6. New Politics for the New Millennium: The Koizumi Effect.
7. Who Runs Japan?.
8. Parliament and Parliamentary Elections: The Changing Character of Electioneering.
9. The Politics of Party: The Liberal Democrats and their Rivals.
10. Some Problems of the Constitution.
11. Issues of Domestic Political Concern.
12. Issues of Foreign Policy and Defence.
13. Conclusions: The Analytical Challenge of Japanese Politics.
Appendix 1: House of Representatives Election Results, 1946-1955.
Appendix 2: House of Representatives Election Results, 1958-1972.
Appendix 3: House of Representatives Election Results, 1976-1990.
Appendix 4: House of Representatives Election Results, 1993-2005.
Appendix 5: House of Councillors Election Results, 11 July 2004.
Appendix 6: House of Councillors Election Results, 29 July 2007.
Further Reading.
Index
List of Tables.
Maps.
Conventions.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction: Why Japan and its Politics Matter.
2. Historical Background: Japan's Emergence as a Modern State and the Politics of War, 1853--1945.
3. Social Background: How far Social Norms and Behaviour Influence Politics.
4. Political Reconstruction and Development, 1945-1989.
5. One Step Forward and One Step Back: Attempting Political Reform in the 1990s.
6. New Politics for the New Millennium: The Koizumi Effect.
7. Who Runs Japan?.
8. Parliament and Parliamentary Elections: The Changing Character of Electioneering.
9. The Politics of Party: The Liberal Democrats and their Rivals.
10. Some Problems of the Constitution.
11. Issues of Domestic Political Concern.
12. Issues of Foreign Policy and Defence.
13. Conclusions: The Analytical Challenge of Japanese Politics.
Appendix 1: House of Representatives Election Results, 1946-1955.
Appendix 2: House of Representatives Election Results, 1958-1972.
Appendix 3: House of Representatives Election Results, 1976-1990.
Appendix 4: House of Representatives Election Results, 1993-2005.
Appendix 5: House of Councillors Election Results, 11 July 2004.
Appendix 6: House of Councillors Election Results, 29 July 2007.
Further Reading.
Index
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