| The Nature of the Japanese State: Rationality and Rituality Contributor(s): McVeigh, Brian J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415171067 ISBN-13: 9780415171069 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: Using an anthropological approach, Brian J. McVeigh shows how a greater understanding of the Japanese state can reconcile an apparent paradox--that it's both a high-tech superpower and a deeply ceremonial society. He argues that both rationality and rituality constitute a bureaucratic ethos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 320.109 |
| LCCN: 98034179 |
| Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.31 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |