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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti; Nissim Otmazgin and Alon Levkowitz - Contributions by Lionel Babicz; Wered Ben-Sade; Michal Daliot-Bul; Eyal Ben-Ari; Ofer Feldman; Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti; Ayala Klemperer-Markman; Alon Levkowitz; Nissim Otmazgin; Kur Klappentext This book unveils the layers of Japan's democracy, and the essays suggest a widening of disciplinary perspectives. The editors employ an assortment of disciplines—history, anthropology, sociology, political science, law, and cultural studies—to explore the complex interrelationships between history, institutions, and sociocultural practices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: "Introduction: Japan as a Multilayered Democracy," Nissim Otmazgin, Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti, and Alon LevkowitzPart I: Pre-war Sources of Japanese DemocracyChapter 2: "11 February 1889: Japan's First Constitution," Lionel BabiczChapter 3: "Is Taish¿ Demokurash¿ the Same as Taish¿ Democracy?" Kiichi TachibanaChapter 4: "The making of private and public space in Meiji Japan," Kurt RadtkePart II: Democratic Institutions and State TransformationChapter 5: "The Postwar Emperor in Democratized Japan," Ben-Ami ShillonyChapter 6: "Japan's Remilitarization Debate and the Projection of Democracy," Sigal Ben-Rafael GalantiChapter 7: "Normalization, Democracy and the Armed Forces: the Transformation of the Japanese Military," Ben-Ari EyalChapter 8: "Japan's Labor Tribunal System: A New Paradigm for Democratic Justice?," Wered Ben-SadePart III: Political Culture and Civil SocietyChapter 9: "Americanization and Democratization: Cultural Aspects of Japanese Democracy," Nissim OtmazginChapter 10: "Democracy and Liberalism in Postwar Japan: the Legacies of the 1960s Student Uprising," Michal Daliot-BulChapter 11: "Televised Democracy? How Politicians Handle Questions during Broadcast Talk Shows," Ofer FeldmanChapter 12: "Pink Democracy: Dynamic Gender in Japan's Women's Politics," Ayala Klemperer-MarkmanChapter 13: "Is Democracy under Threat? Some Thoughts Concerning Japan and Elsewhere," J.A.A. Stockwin...
