Against the State: Politics and Social Protest in Japan

by David E. Apter and Nagayo Sawa

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Reconstructing the dramatic struggle surrounding the building of the New Tokyo (Narita) International Airport near Sanrizuka, this scrutiny of modern protest politics dispels the myth of corporate Japan's unassailable success. While sensitive to the specific events they describe, the authors provide analyses of broader contemporary issues--the sources of violence in an orderly society and the problems of democratic theory in an institutional setting...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674009215

ISBN13:9780674009219

Release Date:October 1986

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:283 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Aviation Education & Reference Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Transportation

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