Nationalism, Political Realism and Democracy in Japan
Taylor & Francis
Nationalism, Political Realism and Democracy in JapanThe thought of Masao Maruyama\nAuthor(s): Fumiko Sasaki\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138857360, 978-1138857360\nSynopsis\nMasao Maruyama was the most influential and respected political thinker in post-WWII Japan. He believed that the collective mentality, inherent in the traditional Japanese way of thinking, was a key reason for the defeat in WWII and was convinced that such thought needed to be modernized. In this book Fumiko Sasaki argues that the cause of the prolonged political, economic and social decline in Japan since the early 1990s can be explained by the same characteristics Maruyama identified after 1945. \n\nUsing Maruyamas thought Sasaki explores how the Japanese people see their role in their nation, the democracy imposed by the US, and the relationship between power and international relations. Further, Sasaki also considers what the essenc.
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