The Liberal Democratic Party, which dominated postwar Japan, lost power in the early 1990s. During that same period, Japan's once stellar economy suffered stagnation and collapse. Now a well-known ...commentator on contemporary Japan traces the political dynamics of the country to determine the reasons for these changes and the extent to which its political and economic systems have been permanently altered.
T. J. Pempel contrasts the political economy of Japan during two decades: the 1960s, when the nation experienced conservative political dominance and high growth, and the early 1990s, when the "bubble economy" collapsed and electoral politics changed. The different dynamics of the two periods indicate a regime shift in which the present political economy deviates profoundly from earlier forms. This shift has involved a transformation in socioeconomic alliances, political and economic institutions, and public policy profile, rendering Japanese politics far less predictable than in the past. Pempel weighs the Japanese case against comparative data from the United States, Great Britain, Sweden, and Italy to show how unusual Japan's political economy had been in the 1960s.
Regime Shift suggests that Japan's present troubles are deeply rooted in the economy's earlier success. It is a much-anticipated work that offers an original framework for understanding the critical changes that have affected political and economic institutions in Japan.
America's two party system is highly stable, but its parties' issue positions are not. Democrats and Republicans have changed sides on many subjects, including trade, civil rights, defense spending, ...and fiscal policy, and polarized on newer issues like abortion and gun control. Yet party position change remains poorly understood. In this book David Karol views parties as coalitions of groups with intense preferences on particular issues managed by politicians. He explains important variations in party position change: the speed of shifts, the stability of new positions, and the extent to which change occurs via adaptation by incumbents. Karol shows that the key question is whether parties are reacting to changed preferences of coalition components, incorporating new constituencies, or experimenting on 'groupless' issues. He reveals that adaptation by incumbents is a far greater source of change than previously recognized. This study enhances our understanding of parties, interest groups, and representation.
An independent foreign policy for Canada? Bow, Brian J; Lennox, Patrick
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Divided into sections about the history of Canadian foreign policy, diplomacy, security, economics, decision-making and new policy issues, this collection of prominent political scientists provides ...valuable and timely perspectives on the state of Canada's international relations in the twenty-first century.
Stereotype sind immer von Vorurteilen durchzogen, auch die Bilder, die man sich von Türken und der Türkei macht. Da sie oft aus längst vergessenen Zeiten stammen, dauern sie im kollektiven ...Unbewussten umso hartnäckiger fort. Mit diesem Band werden Narrative, also Erzählformen des Türken- und Türkeidiskurses rekonstruiert, die sich in der neueren Bildungsgeschichte angesammelt haben: Wandelten sie sich im Laufe der Zeit? Oder wirkten überkommene Stereotype einfach weiter? Die Beiträge beleuchten in transnationalen und postkolonialen Perspektiven ein heute unbekanntes Kapitel Bildungsgeschichte und zielen darauf ab, das Selbstverständnis der im Bildungswesen Tätigen zu hinterfragen. (DIPF/Orig.)
In recent decades, special effects have become a major new area of research in cinema studies. For the most part, they have been examined as spectacles or practical tools. In contrast, Special ...Effects and German Silent Film, foregrounds their function as an expressive device and their pivotal role in cinema's emergence as a full-fledged art. Special effects not only shaped the look of iconic films like Nosferatu (1922) or Metropolis (1927), but they are central to a comprehensive understanding of German silent film culture writ large. This book examines special effects as the embodiment of a "techno-romantic" paradigm that seeks to harness technology-the epitome of modern materialism-as a means for accessing a spiritual realm. Employed to visualize ideas and emotions in a medium-specific way, special effects thus paved the way for film art.
Originally published in 1970. This volume presents a study of American foreign policy during the Cold War period, investigating the United States' involvement with the U.S.S.R., China, and communist ...parties throughout the world.
Michon lu et relu : ce titre, en écho au Balzac lu et relu d'Albert Béguin, prend acte du fait qu'aujourd'hui, Pierre Michon est un « classique ». Un classique se reconnaît d'abord à cette évidence ...que l'on a affaire le lisant non seulement à une parole singulière, mais plus encore à une puissance d'énonciation qui s'impose absolument, nécessairement. Avant, il n'y a rien (ou le journal du matin) ; puis on lit : et dans l'énergie imparable des phrases qui se découvrent, un fiat s'affirme, fondateur d'une langue et d'un monde... Puis s'ajoute le consensus critique. Le désir de commenter Michon, depuis les études fondatrices de Jean-Pierre Richard, n'a pas connu de cesse : on verra qu'il poursuit dans ce volume sa carrière, au confluent nourricier de l'érudition et de l'admiration.
The Historical Dictionary of United States-Caribbean Relations contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced ...entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.
A number of books have been written on the death camp of Treblinka, but The Treblinka Death Camp: History, Biographies, Remembrance is unique. Webb and Chocolaty present the definitive account of one ...of history's most infamous factories of death where approximately 800,000 people lost their lives. The Nazis who ran it, the Ukrainian guards and maids, the Jewish survivors and the Poles living in the camp's shadow-every angle is covered in this astonishingly comprehensive work. The book attempts to provide a Roll of Remembrance with biographies of the Jews who perished in the death camp as well as of those who escaped from Treblinka in individual efforts or as part of the mass prisoner uprising on August 2nd, 1943. It also includes unique and previously unpublished sketches of the camp's ramp area and gas chamber, drawn by the survivors. For this second, revised edition, the authors incorporated new information and provided sources for the Jewish Roll of Remembrance. A significant number of new entries have been added. The Roll of Remembrance has also been greatly expanded to include the names of Jews deported from Germany to Treblinka. In addition, more names have been added to the Perpetrators' biographies, and other entries have also been enhanced with additional information.
