The Abe Experiment and the Future of Japan : : Don’t Repeat History / / Junji Banno, Jiro Yamaguchi.

With an author’s Foreword written on the day that the Abe cabinet decided to ‘revise the Japanese Constitution by reinterpretation’ (Tuesday, 1 July 2014), this timely examination of Japan’s post-war history by two leading historians committed to democratic politics is highly instructive and prompts...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
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Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Renaissance Books Asia Pacific Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (192 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • Translator’s Preface
  • Conventions
  • Chapter 1. Should the Aim be to Prevent Constitutional Revision?
  • Chapter 2. Why was Post-war Pacifism Defective?
  • Chapter 3. Is there a Political Elite in Japan?
  • Chapter 4. Is the Liberal Democratic Party Really Tough?
  • Chapter 5. Why Can’t We Tackle Reduction in Inequalities?
  • Chapter 6. Where Should Japan Go From Here?
  • Afterword
  • Index