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Kōmeitō Politics and Religion in Japan / ed. by George Ehrhardt, Axel Klein, Levi McLaughlin, and Steven R. Reed
De Gruyter University of California Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McLaughlin, Levi, 1972- author, editor of compilation.
- Klein, Axel, 1968- author, editor of compilation.
- Ehrhardt, George, author, editor of compilation.
- Series:
- Japan Research Monograph Series
- Japan research monograph ; 18
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sōka Gakkai.
- Kōmeitō.
- Religion and politics.
- Politics and government.
- Religion and politics--Japan.
- Japan.
- Japan--Politics and government--1945-.
- Local Subjects:
- Sōka Gakkai.
- Kōmeitō.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 286 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, CA : Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 2014
- Summary:
- Examines the relationship between religious groups and politics in Japan focusing on Kōmeitō, Japan's most successful religious party. Describes Kōmeitō's campaign practices and varying modes of political participation from its founding to its decision to join the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a coalition government"
- Contents:
- Part I. Introduction: 1. Kōmeitō : the most understudied party of Japanese politics / George Ehrhardt, Axel Klein, Levi McLaughlin, and Steven R. Reed.
- Part II. The context: 2. Religious groups in Japanese electoral politics / Axel Klein and Steven R. Reed.
- Part III. The history: 3. Electioneering as religious practice : a history of Sōka Gakkai's political activities to 1970 / Levi McLaughlin ; 4. Kōmeitō's uncertain decades between religion and politics / Yuki Abe and Masahisa Endo.
- Part IV. The structure: 5. How Kōmeitō politicians get elected / George Ehrhardt ; 6. Party ideals and practical constraints in Kōmeitō candidate nominations / Daniel M. Smith ; 7. Kōmeitō, Sōka Gakkai, and money in Japanese politics / Matthew Carlson ; 8. Housewife voters and Kōmeitō policies / George Ehrhardt- Part V. The way to power: 9. Anti-Kōmeitō countermobilizations / Axel Klein and Steven R. Reed ; 10. Kōmeitō in coalition / Linda Hasunuma and Axel Klein.
- Part VI. Conclusion: 11. Kōmeitō : religion and politics in Japan / George Ehrhardt, Axel Klein, Levi McLaughlin, and Steven R. Reed
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-55729-111-X
- OCLC:
- 1273307339
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