Ruffians, Yakuza, Nationalists by Eiko Maruko Siniawer
Violence and democracy may seem fundamentally incompatible, but the two have often been intimately and inextricably linked. In Ruffians, Yakuza, Nationalists, Eiko Maruko Siniawer argues that violence has been embedded in the practice of modern...Gamblers, ruffians, thugs, and yakuza have left a major imprint on contemporary Japanese politics and political style, and Siniawer tells their story well
* Journal of Asian Studies *In this important work, Eiko Maruko Siniawer argues very convincingly that violence, especially political violence, was a pervasive, highly influential, and nearly continuous force in Japan between the late Tokugawa age and the 1960s.
* Japanese Studies *Siniawer's essential contention—that violence was a systemic, continuous feature of politics, which exerted a major impact on the nature of Japanese democracy—is demonstrated convincingly. Scholars inclined to emphasize the 'brighter side’ of Japan’s modern history may find this work troublesome. And that is a good thing.
* Pacific Affairs *Eiko Maruko Siniawer is Associate Professor of History at Williams College.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801447204 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801447208 |
| Title | Ruffians, Yakuza, Nationalists |
| Author | Eiko Maruko Siniawer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Year published | 2008-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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