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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...
