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Japan: Beyond the End of History

By David Williams

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1993
ISBN
0415096626, 9780415096621, 9780203033289
LCC
DS889 .W52 1993
Open Library ID
OL1400513M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
837 kB (856762 bytes)
Series
Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
Pages
260\261
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47

Description

In Japan: Beyond the End of History , David Williams examines Japan's significance, both in fact and in theory, for the Western traditions of political philosophy and practice--from Adam Smith and Hegel to the French deconstructionists and today's ''end of history'' theorists. He covers issues ranging from the industrial policy of the founders of the Meiji state to George Bush's ill-fated ''Tokyo primary'' and the birth of the Clinton presidency. The book examines Francis Fukuyama's famous argument that with the collapse of Soviet communism, the only viable system on humanity's horizon is liberal democratic capitalism in the Anglo-American mold. This suggests that East Asian mercantilism, state-led and often authoritarian, is doomed. Williams considers an alternative theory: that Japanese-style nationalist development offers a far greater challenge to Western theory and values than the fallen systems of Eastern Europe ever represented.

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