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UNINA9910460989003321 |
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Autore |
Gu?cʹlu? Yu?cel |
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Titolo |
Zeki Kuneralp and the Turkish foreign service / / by Yu?cel Gu?cʹlu? |
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Newcastle upon Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (599 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Diplomats - Turkey |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX I; APPENDIX II; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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This book is not a conventional biography. It is not only a portrait of a larger-than-life Turkish diplomat, whose Foreign Service career spanned almost four decades - from 1941 to 1979 - but also offers a glimpse into the evolution of the organization of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and provides an account of the attitudes and methods of the Ministry's officials. A good biography should cast light upon its subject's times as well as his - or her - life; upon the way things were d... |
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UNINA9910961030403321 |
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Autore |
Bowen Roger W. <1947-, > |
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Japan's dysfunctional democracy : the liberal democratic party and structural corruption / / Roger W. Bowen [and Joel J. Kassiola] |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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1-315-29032-4 |
1-315-29033-2 |
1-315-29031-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (131 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Democracy - Japan |
Political parties - Japan |
Japan Politics and government 1989- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"An East Gate book"--t.p. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction -- 2. Choosing prime ministers : corruption and culture -- 3. Japan's dysfunctional prime minister -- 4. Back to the future -- 5. The constitution and democracy -- 6. Bureaucracy-dominated iron triangle -- 7. Forward from basics. |
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This is a short, readable, and incisive study of the corrosive effects of corruption in one of the world's major liberal democracies. It explores the disconnect between democratic rule and undemocratic practices in Japan since the Second World War, with special attention to the corrupt practices of various prime ministers and the resulting sense of political cynicism and powerlessness among the general public. |
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