Democracy in Post-War Japan - 9780415117531

Taylor & Francis

An assessment of the development of democracy through the writings of Maruyama Masao. Based on contemporary documents and on interviews, it is the only full-scale analysis of his work to be published in English. > \nDemocracy in Post-War Japan assesses the development of democracy through the writings of the brilliant political thinker Maruyama Masao. The author explores the significance of Maruyama's notion of personal and social autonomy and its impact on the development of a distinctively Japanese democratic ideal.\nThis book, based on contemporary documents and on interviews with Maruyama, is the only full-scale analysis of his work and thought to be published in English. > Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Defeat and democracy in postwar Japan; Chapter 3 The search for autonomy; Chapter 4 Maruyama, Marx and the shutaisei debate; Chapter 5 Modernisation; Chapter 6 Fascism; Chapter 7 Pacifism, autonomy and the logic of democracy; Chapter 8 Democracy in crisis; Chapter 9 Conc;