Law and Social Change in Postwar Japan

by Frank K. Upham

Book Overview

Many people believe that conflict in the well-disciplined Japanese society is so rare that the Japanese legal system is of minor importance. Frank Upham shows conclusively that this view is mistaken and demonstrates that the law is extensively used, on the one hand, by aggrieved groups to articulate their troubles and mobilize political support and, on the other, by the government to channel and manage conflict after it has arisen.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674517873
• ISBN13: 9780674517875
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.3"