02390     2200265   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020001800097041000800115082001200123084001800135100002600153245010000179260004800279300002600327500002000353504001700373520159000390650003301980650003602013650002702049990002402076990002402100INLIS00000000000417320221020015904  a0010-0520004173221020                |          | eng    a0-684-81158-8  aeng  a320.531  a320.531 SCH s0 aSchlesinger, Jacob M.1 aShadow Shoguns : The rise and fall of Japan's postwar political machine /cJacob M. Schlesinger  aNew York :bUniversal Law Publishing,c1997  a279 p; 24 cm ;c24 cm  aIndeks : Indeks  aBibliography  aThis is a vivid account of the corrupt and improbable political machine that ran Japanese politics for twenty years, from the early 1970s to the early 1990s, the period during which Japan became the world?s second-largest economy.Reviews?Washington lobbyists, Moscow mafiosi, and Beijing party bosses stand back! . . . Here is one of the longest running big-time political sleaze serials of the past quarter-century. . . . This was a book waiting to be written, and not only has Schlesinger done it, but he has also produced a fine job of political reporting.??New York Times Book Review?In a rollicking style, Schlesinger . . . demolishes the popular misconception that politicians are boring. His is a tale of monstrous personalities. . . . This is the most entertaining short history of Japanese politics this reviewer has encountered.??The Economist?A story which is told vividly in this well researched and reliable account. . . . A superb analysis of Japan?s politics and economic affairs.??Washington Post Book World?Shadow Shoguns is a lively and anecdote-rich account of the eerie parallels between Tokyo?s now-battered political machine and New York?s Tammany Hall. . . . Schlesinger masterfully demonstrates why Prime Minister Tanaka personified the collusive ties between Japanese politicians and Big Business.??Business Week?A fascinating and penetrating tale about the Tanaka machine that dominated Japan?s politics for several decades and whose demise in the early 1990s has created a political vacuum that accounts for many of Japan?s current problems.??Foreign Affairs 4a1. Political Culture - Japan 4a2. Political Corruption - Japan 4a3. Bureaucracy - Japan  a01375/MKRI-P/I-2005  a01375/MKRI-P/I-2005