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04353aam a2200421Ii 4500 001 EE52ADCAE9E711E69A6025A3DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170203020341 008 150427t20162016enk b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1898823219 020 $a 9781898823216 035 $a (OCoLC)908071263 040 $a YDXCP $b eng $e rda $c YDXCP $d BTCTA $d OCLCQ $d CBY $d CUV $d AUM $d VGM $d OCLCF $d AU@ $d CLU $d IUL $d OBE $d CHVBK $d IWA $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h jpn 043 $a a-ja--- 050 4 $a DS891 B3613x 2016 100 1 $a Banno, Junji, $d 1937- $e author. 240 10 $a Rekishi o Kurikaesuna. $l English 245 14 $a The Abe experiment and the future of Japan : $b don't repeat history / $c by Junju Banno & Jiro Yamaguchi ; translated by Arthur Stockwin. 246 30 $a Future of Japan : $b don't repeat history 264 1 $a Folkestone, Kent : $b Renaissance Books, $c 2016. 300 $a xiii, 147 pages ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Renaissance Books Asia Pacific series, $x 2396-8877 ; $v volume 1 500 $a Originally published: Tokyo, Iwanami Shoten, 2014. English edition published 2016. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Foreword / by Yamaguchi Jiro -- 1. Should the aim be to prevent constitutional revision? : From a letter written four years ago -- The deep historical roots of anti-Japanese feeling in China -- 'Japan-China friendship' as an ongoing concern -- Do we want to have a pretend war? -- Can we fight for constitutionalism? -- The difference between 'cabinet politics' and 'politics based on the people' -- Should we rely on shifting public opinion? -- 2. Why was post-war pacifism defective? : Why the roots of 'peace' are shallow -- Who did Japan lose to? -- Japan remains outside the world of victorious nations -- 'Peace' in post-war democracy -- Turning point after the Cold War -- 3. Is there a political elite in Japan? : If an anti-system elite holds power -- The present Prime Minister is part of the anti-system elite -- Why does a rational elite not emerge? -- The rationale of breaking through popular consciousness -- 4. Is the Liberal Democratic Party really tough? : One aspect of conservatism : native conservatism -- A second aspect of conservatism : liberal conservatism -- The rallying of pre-war conservative forces -- The light and shade of the LDP pursuit of equality -- Scenario of a two-stage revolution -- Have they mixed up principle and policy? -- Strength and weakness of party adherence -- Is the Abe Government as firm as a rock? -- The possibility of liberalism plus social democracy -- 5. Why can't we tackle reduction in inequalities? : Why is social democracy weak in Japan? -- Differences brought about by war -- The 'age of the new middle class' also existed in the pre-war -- The problem of diversity and poverty has suddenly appeared -- Japan's modern history of samurai, peasants, artisans and merchants -- Why did the Democratic Party line of giving highest priority to welfare fail? -- The Japanese left wing likes small government -- 6. Where should Japan go from here? : How should we regard Abe politics? -- Freedom is dangerous -- A two-party system without social classes won't work -- Directionless Japan -- Japan-China friendship, and international co-operation, once again -- A society in which everybody can lead lives befitting human beings -- Problems of raising an elite that can oppose -- Afterword / by Banno Junji. 520 $a "With an author's foreword written on the day that the Abe cabinet decided to 'revise the Japanese Constitution by reinterpretation' (Tuesday, 1 July 2014), this timely examination of Japan's post-war history by two leading historians committed to democratic politics is highly instructive and prompts serious reflection by anyone concerned with the future of Japan."--Dust jacket. 651 0 $a Japan $x Politics and government $y 1989- 651 0 $a Japan $x Social conditions $y 1989- 651 0 $a Japan $x Economic conditions $y 1989- 651 0 $a Japan $x Foreign relations. 700 1 $a Yamaguchi, Jiro, $d 1958- $e author. 700 1 $a Stockwin, J. A. A. $q (James Arthur Ainscow), $e translator. 830 0 $a Renaissance Books Asia Pacific series ; $v v. 1. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20170203040651.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EE52ADCAE9E711E69A6025A3DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search