Political Life in Japan : Democracy in a Reversible World

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To understand how change occurs in politics, we should turn from concentrating on intentional political actions to exploring everyday life, especially marginal frames of mind in which people are open to questioning existing ideas and institutions. In so contending, Takako Kishima offers fresh unders...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kishima, Takako
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social conditions.
Social change.
Politics and government.
Politicians.
Political development.
Marginality, Social.
HISTORY > Asia > Japan.
Developpement politique.
Hommes politiques > Japon.
Marginality, Social > Japan.
Politicians > Japan.
Japan.
Japon > Conditions sociales > 1945-
Japon > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-
Japan > Social conditions > 1945-
Japan > Politics and government > 1945-
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:To understand how change occurs in politics, we should turn from concentrating on intentional political actions to exploring everyday life, especially marginal frames of mind in which people are open to questioning existing ideas and institutions. In so contending, Takako Kishima offers fresh understandings of contemporary Japanese politicians and the Japanese political process, while she also proposes an innovative method of looking at politics in general. Kishima points out that taken-for-granted values and beliefs are revealed as arbitrary when people experience intrusions of the margina.
Item Description:Cover; Contents.
Physical Description:1 online resource (166 pages).
ISBN:9781400862429

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