Growing Democracy in Japan: The Parliamentary Cabinet System since 1868

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Growing Democracy in Japan Growing Democracy in Japan The Parliamentary Cabinet System since 1868 Brian Woodall Copyright © 2014 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 www.kentuckypress.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Woodall, Brian. Growing democracy in Japan : the parliamentary cabinet system since 1868 / Brian Woodall. pages cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8131-4501-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8131-4502-0 (pdf) — ISBN 978-0-8131-4503-7 (epub) 1. Cabinet system—Japan. 2. Legislative bodies—Japan—History. 3. Democracy—Japan. 4. Japan—Politics and government—1868- I. Title. JQ1642.W66 2014 320.952—dc23 2014010370 This book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials. Manufactured in the United States of America. Member of the Association of American University Presses Due to variations in the technical specifications of different electronic reading devices, some elements of this ebook may not appear as they do in the print edition. Readers are encouraged to experiment with user settings for optimum results. To my mother and the memory of my father ...