Itoh The Hatoyama Dynasty

Japanese Political Leadership Through the Generations
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-1-4039-8152-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 286 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection

This is a multi-generational political history of the Hatoyamas, a family that has participated at the highest levels of Japan's parliamentary government from its inception in the late 1800s. The Hatoyama family is one of the most prominent political families in modern Japanese government. It has produced six members of the Diet, Japan's parliament, many of whom have served as cabinet members and party leaders. Due to the family's political legacy, they have often been likened to the Kennedy family in American politics (though they have been spared the tragedy and scandal visited upon the Kennedys). Despite the significance of the Hatoyamas to modern Japanese politics, this is the first comprehensive study available in English. In tracing the rising political fortunes of this family, it is also possible to study the role of hereditary politicians in Japan, the growth and evolution of Japanese political parties, and, perhaps most importantly, the way political leadership functions in Japan, a society known more for consensus-building than strong leaders.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Itoh, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction First Generation, Kazuo and Meiji Government Second Generation, Ichiro and Prewar Politics U.S. Occupation and Ichiro's Purge Ichiro and Postwar Politics Third Generation, Iichiro, MOF, and MOFA Fourth Generation, Kunio and Yukio DPJ's Policy and Yukio's Leadership Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

MAYUMI ITOH is Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA and author of (Palgrave Macmillan, 2000).