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Building democracy in Japan /
"This book explains how Japan became a democracy. It offers a grassroots perspective and holistic understanding of Japan's democratization process and what it means for the nation today"--
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This book explains how Japan became a democracy. It offers a grassroots perspective and holistic understanding of Japan's democratization process and what it means for the nation today"-- "How is democracy made real? How does an undemocratic country create new institutions and transform its polity such that democratic values and practices become integral parts of its political culture? These are some of the most pressing questions of our times, and they are the central inquiry of Building Democracy in Japan. Using the Japanese experience as starting point, this book develops a new approach to the study of democratization that examines state, ♯society interactions as a country adjusts its existing political culture to accommodate new democratic values, institutions, and practices. With reference to the country, ♯s̥ history, the book focuses on how democracy is experienced in contemporary Japan, highlighting the important role of generational change in facilitating both gradual adjustments as well as dramatic transformation in Japanese politics"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 250 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-233) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139233767 1139233769 9781139013420 1139013424 1280877812 9781280877810 9781139232227 1139232223 9781139230773 1139230778 1139229311 9781139229319 1139234471 9781139234474 9786613719126 6613719129 1139232991 9781139232999 |