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This A-Z encyclopedia provides a detailed overview of America's 11th president and connects Polk's public and personal life to his historical significance.

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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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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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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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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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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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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.

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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.

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Japan's Civil Service System is a comprehensive description of the organization, staffing, and actual daily workings of the postwar Japanese government bureaucracy.

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"First published 1993 in Great Britain by Pinter Publishers Ltd."

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This volume examines Japans new foreign policy frontiers in South Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. The contributors analyze Japans ongoing relationships with the United States and the ASEAN states as Chinas influence expands.

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Since 1980, Japan's international economic position has undergone a historic transformation that is now having significant consequences for Japan, the United States, Europe, and other countries around the world. In this book, Edward J. Lincoln analyses the major economic changes that occurred in Japan during the 1980s.

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This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of Japan's new security partnerships with Australia, India, countries and multilateral security fora in East Asia, as well as with the EU and some of its member states. -- .