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The Abe experiment and the future of Japan : don't repeat history
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With an author's foreword written on the day that the Abe cabinet decided to "revise the Japanese Constitution by reinterpretation" (Tuesday, 1 July 2014), this timely examination of Japan's post-w...
With an author's foreword written on the day that the Abe cabinet decided to "revise the Japanese Constitution by reinterpretation" (Tuesday, 1 July 2014), this timely examination of Japan's post-war history by two leading historians committed to democratic politics is highly instructive and prompts serious reflection by anyone concerned with the future of Japan.
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- by Junju Banno & Jirō Yamaguchi ; translated by Arthur Stockwin
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- English
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- Folkestone, Kent : Renaissance Books, 2016
- ©2016
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- xiii, 147 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781898823216, 1898823219, 1898823383, 9781898823384
- OCLC
- on1322125053, ocn994906029, ocn908071263
- Originally published: Tokyo, Iwanami Shoten, 2014. English edition published 2016.
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Foreword by Yamaguchi Jirō -- Translator's preface -- Conventions. 1 Should the aim be to prevent constitutional revision? : From a letter written four years ago -- The deep historical roots of anti-Japanese feeling in China -- "Japan-China friendship" as an ongoing concern -- Do we want to have a pretend war? -- Can we fight for constitutionalism? -- The difference between "cabinet politics" and "politics based on the people" -- Should we rely on shifting public opinion? 2 Why was post-war pacifism defective? : Why the roots of "peace" are shallow -- Who did Japan lose to? -- Japan remains outside the world of victorious nations -- "Peace in post-war democracy" -- Turning point after the Cold War. 3 Is there a political elite in Japan? : If an anti-system elite holds power -- The present Prime Minister is part of the anti-system elite -- Why does a rational elite not emerge? -- The rationale of breaking through popular consciousness. 4 Is the Liberal Democratic Party really tough? : One aspect of conservatism: native conservatism -- A second aspect of conservatism: liberal conservatism -- The rallying of pre-war conservative forces -- The light and shade of the LDP pursuit of equality -- Scenario of a two-stage revolution -- have they mixed up principle and policy? -- Strength and weakness of party adherence -- Is the Abe Government as firm as a rock? -- The possibility of liberalism plus social democracy. 5 Why can't we tackle reduction in inequalities? : Why is social democracy weak in Japan? -- Differences brought about by war -- The "age of the new middle class" also existed in the pre-war -- The problem of diversity and poverty has suddenly appeared -- Japan's modern history of samurai, peasants, artisans and merchants -- Why did the Democratic Party line of giving highest priority to welfare fail? -- The Japanese left wing likes small government. 6 Where should Japan go from here? : How should we regard Abe politics? -- Freedom is dangerous -- A two-party system without social classes won't work -- Directionless Japan -- Japan-China friendship, and international co-operation, once again -- A society in which everybody can lead lives befitting human beings -- Problems of raising an elite that can oppose. Afterword by Banno Junji -- Index