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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451235603321

Autore

Stockwin J. A. A (James Arthur Ainscow)

Titolo

Dictionary of the modern politics of Japan / / J.A.A. Stockwin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003

ISBN

1-138-86274-6

0-203-40217-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Disciplina

320.952/03

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Japan Politics and government 1945-1989 Dictionaries

Japan Politics and government 1989- Dictionaries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Introductory essay; Theories of Japanese politics; Maps; ENTRIES A-Z; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Bibliography; Japanese bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The politics of Japan are less widely reported than its economics. Most people are aware of the economic 'miracle' following the Second World War, whereby Japan became the second largest economy in the world after the United States, and the economic stagnation of the early 1990s is also well known. But it is difficult to make sense of these phenomena without a knowledge of the political system and the ways in which it works in practice. Containing an introductory essay, an essay on theories of Japanese politics and over 250 A-Z entries, the Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Japan r