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The Transformation of the Japanese Left: From Old Socialists to New Democrats book cover

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The Transformation of the Japanese Left From Old Socialists to New Democrats

By Sarah Hyde Copyright 2009
224 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book examines the transition within the Japanese party system that has seen the demise of ‘the old socialists’, the Japan Socialist Party, and in its place, the emergence of the Democratic Party of Japan as the leading opposition party. Sarah Hyde has produced an original book which looks at the intra-left (non-communist) opposition party manoeuvrings during the 1990s through to... Read more

Introduction  1. The Changes in Japanese Voting Behaviour and Attitudes towards Politics, 1980-2000  2. From Old Socialists to New Democrats: Two Decades in the Life of the Japanese Left  3. The Constitution and its Importance to the Decline of the Japan Socialist Party and the Unity of the Democratic Party of Japan  4. Rengo and the Changes in the Japanese Left  5. Electoral System Reforms and their Impact on the Japan Socialist Party and the Democratic Party of Japan  6. The Decline of the Japan Socialist Party and the Emergence of the Democratic Party of Japan in Okayama Prefecture: A Case Study.  Conclusion

Biography

Sarah Hyde is Lecturer in Japanese Politics at the University of Kent, UK.

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