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The Logic of Japanese Politics: Leaders, Institutions, and the Limits of Change
Gerald Curtis
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Description for The Logic of Japanese Politics: Leaders, Institutions, and the Limits of Change
Paperback. Curtis surveys the current state of Japanese politics and predicts what events are likely to transpire in Japan in the coming years. This book offers a unique perspective into Japanese political identity through the lens of its relation to worldwide political systems. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Widely recognized both in America and Japan for his insider knowledge and penetrating analyses of Japanese politics, Gerald Curtis is the political analyst best positioned to explore the complexities of the Japanese political scene today. Curtis has personally known most of the key players in Japanese politics for more than thirty years, and he draws on their candid comments to provide invaluable and graphic insights into the world of Japanese politics. By relating the behavior of Japanese political leaders to the institutions within which they must operate, Curtis makes sense out of what others have regarded as enigmatic or illogical. ... Read more
Widely recognized both in America and Japan for his insider knowledge and penetrating analyses of Japanese politics, Gerald Curtis is the political analyst best positioned to explore the complexities of the Japanese political scene today. Curtis has personally known most of the key players in Japanese politics for more than thirty years, and he draws on their candid comments to provide invaluable and graphic insights into the world of Japanese politics. By relating the behavior of Japanese political leaders to the institutions within which they must operate, Curtis makes sense out of what others have regarded as enigmatic or illogical. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
Condition
New
Weight
455g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231108430
SKU
V9780231108430
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About Gerald Curtis
Gerald L. Curtis is Burgess Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and the former director of the East Asian Institute. He is the author of The Japanese Way of Politics and Election Campaigning Japanese Style, both published by Columbia University Press.
Reviews for The Logic of Japanese Politics: Leaders, Institutions, and the Limits of Change
Logic is a fine book, in fact an outstanding one. The jacket blurbs are, for once, right in their enthusiasm...For the Japanese scholar, the detail-oriented reader and anyone who wants an insider's view, written by an outsider, this book has no current peer.
John E. Tropman Asia Pacific Business Review [A] senior statesman in the field... Curtis does not ... Read more
John E. Tropman Asia Pacific Business Review [A] senior statesman in the field... Curtis does not ... Read more