Civic Engagement in Postwar Japan

Rieko (University of Tokyo) Kage

Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Despite reduced incomes, diminished opportunities for education, and the psychological trauma of defeat, Japan experienced a rapid rise in civic engagement in the immediate aftermath of World War II. Using the case of Japan as a starting point, this book illuminates one of the keys to making postwar democracies work.

ISBN-13
9780521192576
ISBN-10
0521192579
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2010
Publication date
2010-12-15
Pages
216
Dimensions
237x163x20
Weight
442