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The people's post office : the history and politics of the Japanese postal system, 1871-2010 / Patricia L. Maclachlan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maclachlan, Patricia L., author.
- Series:
- Harvard East Asian monographs ; 338.
- Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection ISBN: 9789004407077.
- Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 338
- Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Postal service--Japan--History--19th century.
- Postal service.
- Postal service--Japan--History--20th century.
- Postal service--Japan--History--21st century.
- Japan--Politics and government.
- Japan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- The History and Politics of the Japanese Postal System, 1871-2010
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2012.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- The Japanese Post Office in Theoretical and Comparative Perspective
- "Making Use of Private Energies": The Origins and Early Evolution of the Modern Japanese Postal System
- Public Servants with Private Interests: Postwar Commissioned Postmasters and the Politics of Self-Preservation
- The Commissioned Postmasters: The View from Inside
- The Postwar Postal Regime and the Failure of Reform
- Setting the Stage: The Hashimoto Reforms
- Koizumi Jun'ichirō and the Politics of Postal Privatization
- The Revenge of the Postal Regime
- Works Cited
- Index
- Harvard East Asian Monographs.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [333]-347) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: The People's Post Office: The History and Politics of the Japanese Postal System, 1871-2010,
- ISBN:
- 9781684175123
- 9780674062450
- OCLC:
- 1012938450
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9781684175123 DOI
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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