The Nature of the Japanese State: Rationality and Rituality (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)

McVeigh, Brian J.

ISBN 10: 0415171067 / ISBN 13: 9780415171069

Published by London : Routledge, 1998

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Summary:In this adventurous new study the author demonstrates how conflicting impressions of Japan can be reconciled and a greater understanding of the state achieved. Engagement with debates over bureaucracy's role in Japanese politics is included.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Nature of the Japanese State: Rationality and Rituality (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)
• Publisher: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415171067
• ISBN 13: 9780415171069
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Japan

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Synopsis

Brian J. McVeigh uses a unique anthropological approach to step outside flawed stereotypes of Japanese society and really engage in the current debate over the role of bureaucracy in Japanese politics. To many in the West, Japan appears as a paradox: a rational, high-tech economic superpower and yet at the same time a deeply ritualistic and ceremonial society. This adventurous new study demonstrates how these nominally conflicting impressions of Japan can be reconciled and a greater understanding of the state achieved.

About the Author

Brian J. McVeigh