Shadow Shoguns
Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of Japan's Postwar Political Machine
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: May 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780804734578
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; 20th century; Japan; Contemporary Politics - Japan; Public Bureaucracy; Public Affairs & Administration; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics - Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Government - Comparative; History & Theory - General; Political Science / History & Theory; Business and politics; Asia - Japan; Bureaucracy; Political corruption; Political culture
First sentence: JAPAN'S rich and powerful flocked to Tokyo's stately Aoyama Funeral Hall on December 25, 1993.