Rethinking Japan : The Politics of Contested Nationalism 9781498537933, 9781498537926

The authors argue that with the election of the Abe Government in December 2012, Japanese politics has entered a radical

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Rethinking Japan : The Politics of Contested Nationalism
9781498537933, 9781498537926

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