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A biography of James Kirke Paulding, one of the first American writers to devote his career to describing America and Americans, and to social commentary and social criticism. Paulding's cause was the defence of the republic as a way of life, an economic and social system and an ethical code.

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Morgan provides a comprehensive, consistent, and unified analysis of Madison's political philosophy using Madison's views on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights as the focus.

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Jane Addams was a tireless campaigner for social justice in late 19th and early 20th century America, championing the causes of women's rights, racial equality and the needs of poor urban immigrants. Later vilified for her pacifism during the Great War, Addams was at one time the most honoured woman in the US.

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Japan and Germany under the U.S. Occupation explores the reconstruction of education in both countries after World War II. In Japan large-scale reforms were undertaken swiftly after the nation's surrender, whereas in the U.S. Zone of Germany most of the traditional aspects of ...

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Bringing together the series of Brown and Haley lectures delivered in 1975 at the University of Puget Sound, this book is designed for anyone interested in the changing ideas the Japanese have had of themselves, the US and the Western world since the 1700s.

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This collection of essays by leading scholars and diplomats involved with the area examines the key political and economic issues facing Japan, Russia, and their neighbors since the end of the Cold War.

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Japan and the Soviet Union were at war with each other for less than a month during World War II, but they have yet to reach agreement on a peace treaty. This work examines the attempts of the two countries and their statesmen to resolve their differences.

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Written using a huge range of primary source material, including interviews with US insiders and Japanese policy makers, this is a scholarly and lucid account of Japan's relationship to the US and the Middle East from 9/11 to Barack Obama and the death of Osama Bin Laden.

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In this treatise by veteran Japanese immigration specialist, Hidenori Sakanakathe former director of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureauproposes sweeping changes to Japans immigration policy to address the interrelated problems of a rapidly declining population and a decrease in working-age adults.

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In this treatise by veteran Japanese immigration specialist, Hidenori Sakanakathe former director of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureauproposes sweeping changes to Japans immigration policy to address the interrelated problems of a rapidly declining population and a decrease in working-age adults.

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Takes a country-by-country approach to examine Japan's relations with individual Asian countries and sub-regions. This collection provides an understanding of Japan's foreign policies in the contexts of regional power balance and security concerns.

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In this book social scientists scrutinize the middle decades of the nineteenth century in Japan. That scrutiny is important and overdue, for the period from the 1850s to the 1880s has usually been treated in terms of politics and foreign relations. Yet those decades were also of pivotal importance in Japan's institutional modernization. As the Japa

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After more than a half century of withdrawal from international politics, Japan is back. What are the implications for the United States

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With little domestic fanfare and even less attention internationally, Japan has been reinventing itself since the 1990s, dramatically changing its political economy, from one managed by regulations to one with a neoliberal orientation. This title explores the historical, political, and economic forces that led to the country's evolution.

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This edited collection raises questions about globalization, Japan's relationships with other Asian countries, and the continued importance of U.S.Japan relations. The contributors analyze the historical development of the region and its current situation from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives to answer these questions.

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Situating itself within contemporary Japan, this edited collection raises questions about globalization, Japan's relationships with other Asian countries, and the continued importance of U.S.-Japan relations. The contributors analyze the historical development of the region and its current situation from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives to answer these questions.

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Written by the controversial owner of the Yomiuri Shimbun when he was Japans leading political reporter, Japans Backroom Politics is the translation of a classic study of the rough and tumble of Japanese politics and Liberal Democratic Party factions in the first two decades of postwar Japan.

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This book describes the astonishing policy failures of populist politicians in Japan. Focussing on popular tax cuts in Japan as a salutary case study the book details their serious side effects: government debt, cuts to social security expenditure, inadequate public services and even the potential for a national default.