The Japanese Political Personality
Subtitle: Analyzing the Motivations and Culture of Freshman Diet Members (Advances in Political Science)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: January 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780312229276
Subjects: Legislative Bodies; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Government - Comparative; International Relations - General; Political Process - General; Political Science / General; Asia - Japan; General; History & Theory - General; Japan; Japan.; Kokkai; Kokkai.; Legislators; Political culture; Shugiin; Shåugiin
First sentence: Focusing on the differences between professional politicians and non-politicians in Western societies, studies have noted that the common individual is seldom the same as the political person who seeks and wins a political post (Barber, 1985; Erikson, 1958; George and George, 1956; McClosky, 1967; Sniderman, 1975; Tucker, 1973; Volkan and Itzkowitz, 1984).