Takako Kishima Political Life in Japan (Hardback) Princeton Legacy Library-image

Takako Kishima Political Life in Japan (Hardback) Princeton Legacy Library

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Genre: Law & Politics Subtitle: Democracy in a Reversible World Country of Origin: US Type: Textbook Number of Pages: 160 Pages Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, History Publication Name: Political Life in Japan : Democracy in a Reversible World Author: Takako Kishima Publication Year: 2016 Release Year: 2016 Release Date: 04/19/2016 Item Length: 9.4 in ISBN: 9780691631509 Format: Hardcover ISBN-10: 0691631506 Language: English Subject: Asia / Japan, Customs & Traditions, World / Asian Item Weight: 14 Oz Book Title: Political Life in Japan Publisher: Princeton University Press Item Height: 0.6 in Item Width: 6.5 in Series: Princeton Legacy Library EAN: 9780691631509 gtin13: 9780691631509

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Further Details Title: Political Life in Japan Condition: New Description: To understand how change occurs in politics, we should turn from concentrating on intentional political actions to exploring everyday life, especially marginal frames of mind in which people are open to questioning existing ideas and institutions. In so contending, Takako Kishima offers fresh understandings of contemporary Japanese politicians and the Japanese political process, while she also proposes an innovative method of looking at politics in general. Kishima points out that taken-for-granted values and beliefs are revealed as arbitrary when people experience intrusions of the marginal, or "liminal." Social marginals, such as outcastes or so-called misfits, are the most likely people to invoke these intrusions, but more ordinary folk are also subjected to them under special conditions ranging from the seemingly trivial--daydreaming, dancing, or getting drunk--to the more profound--war, natural disaster, or ecstatic ritual. During an intrusion the flow of ordinary time seems to stop, and the utilitarian principles of commonplace existence are invalidated--as described by the chapter on Nakasone, "Shedding Tears: Suspension of Politics."Drawing on insights from phenomenology, symbolic anthropology, and post-structuralism, as well as from political science, Kishima shows that the prevalence of liminal experiences in society prevents the reification of authority, allows the transcendence of formal political differences, and permits political change over time. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Author: Takako Kishima Format: Hardback Subtitle: Democracy in a Reversible World ISBN-10: 0691631506 EAN: 9780691631509 ISBN: 9780691631509 Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Genre: Law & Politics Publisher: Princeton University Press Release Date: 04/19/2016 Language: English Item Weight: 397g Series: Princeton Legacy Library Topic: History Release Year: 2016 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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