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.