Read The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation

The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation

Karel Van Wolferen

4.9/5 (19626 ratings)

Description:Few Americans have examined carefully the nation whose economy and industry is bound up with their own, whose future will inescapably shape theirs--Japan, that is. Dutch journalist Karel van Wolferen does the job, and very well indeed, depicting a Japan alternately awed and disgusted by the world beyond its shores, governed by a puppet emperor in the service of the zaikaijin, a gerontocracy of businessmen who control the national economy, just as they have done for generations. Their hierarchy is reinforced by the fear that, as in 1945, hostile powers will not only overpower the Japanese economy but denature the Japanese people, introducing foreign concepts of democracy and even the specter of an "impure race." Although Van Wolferen balances his account by highlighting what he regards as positive Japanese traits, including thrift, respect for elders, industriousness, and self-control, The Enigma of Japanese Power remains a controversial text in the nation it assays to describe with discomforting accuracy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation. To get started finding The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0679728023

Description: Few Americans have examined carefully the nation whose economy and industry is bound up with their own, whose future will inescapably shape theirs--Japan, that is. Dutch journalist Karel van Wolferen does the job, and very well indeed, depicting a Japan alternately awed and disgusted by the world beyond its shores, governed by a puppet emperor in the service of the zaikaijin, a gerontocracy of businessmen who control the national economy, just as they have done for generations. Their hierarchy is reinforced by the fear that, as in 1945, hostile powers will not only overpower the Japanese economy but denature the Japanese people, introducing foreign concepts of democracy and even the specter of an "impure race." Although Van Wolferen balances his account by highlighting what he regards as positive Japanese traits, including thrift, respect for elders, industriousness, and self-control, The Enigma of Japanese Power remains a controversial text in the nation it assays to describe with discomforting accuracy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation. To get started finding The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation

The Enigma of Japanese Power: People and Politics in a Stateless Nation

More Books

Japanese Civilization

Japanese Civilization

The Enigma of Japanese Power

The Enigma of Japanese Power

WIREJAS

WIREJAS

Alastair Denniston

Alastair Denniston

National Service

National Service

Hitler's Japanese Confidant

Hitler's Japanese Confidant

The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War

The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War

The International

The International

World War II

World War II