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Institutions, Incentives and Electoral Participation in Japan

Cross-Level and Cross-National Perspectives

By Yusaku Horiuchi

American and European political scientists have claimed that subnational elections almost always record lower voter turnout than national elections. In Japan, however, municipal elections often…

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2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-33176-0 (Routledge)

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Japan's Interventionist State

The Role of the MAFF

By Aurelia George-Mulgan

Japan's Interventionist State gives a detailed examination of Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and its role in promoting, protecting and preserving the regime…

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2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-34651-1 (Routledge)

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The Political Economy of Reproduction in Japan

By Takeda Hiroko

This book analyzes the political economy of reproduction and its role in the process of Japanese modernization. Hiroko analyzes state attempts and policies to intervene…

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2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-32190-7 (Routledge)

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Japan and the G7/8

1975-2002

By Hugo Dobson

2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-32188-4 (Routledge)

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Japan's Re-emergence as a 'Normal' Military Power

By Christopher Hughes

Is Japan re-emerging as a normal, or even a great, military power in regional and global security affairs? This Adelphi Paper assesses the overall trajectory…

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2004 | Paperback: 978-0-19-856758-5 (Routledge)

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The Chinese Hsinhai Revolution

G. E. Morrison and Anglo-Japanese Relations, 1897-1920

By Eiko Woodhouse

The Chinese Hsinhai Revolution explores and explains for the first time the important role of G. E. Morrison in great power diplomacy in China from…

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2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-32262-1 (Routledge)

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Language, Ideology and Japanese History Textbooks

By Christopher Barnard

The Japanese history textbook debate is one that keeps making the news, particularly with reference to claims that Japan has never 'apologised properly' for its…

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2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-29797-4 (Routledge)

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Nikkeiren and Japanese Capitalism

By John Crump

This book provides a history of Nikkeiren (the Japanese Federation of Managers' Organisations) and an account of post-war capitalist development in Japan. The author…

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2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-30572-3 (Routledge)

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Alternative Narratives in Modern Japanese History

By M. William Steele

How did ordinary people experience Japan's modern transformation? What role did people in local areas play in the making of modern Japan? How do studies…

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2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-30570-9 (Routledge)

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Japanese Electoral Politics

Creating a New Party System

Edited by Steven Reed

The old Japanese single-party system collapsed in 1993, but a new system has not yet fully evolved.

Following the most significant party reform…

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2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-31140-3 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

The Transformation of the Japanese Left: From Old Socialists to New Democrats
By Sarah Hyde
To be published March 1st 2009

Japan's Peace Building Diplomacy in Asia: Seeking a more active political role
By Peng E. Lam
To be published March 20th 2009

Intellectual Property and the New Global Japanese Economy
By Ruth Taplin
To be published March 23rd 2009

Japan's National Identity and Foreign Policy: Russia as Japan's 'Other'
By Alexander Bukh
To be published April 21st 2009

Non-Western International Relations Theory: Perspectives from Asia
Edited by Amitav Acharya, Barry Buzan
To be published May 21st 2009

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