Rethinking Japan: The Politics of Contested Nationalism - Paperback

by Arthur Stockwin (Author), Kweku Ampiah (Author)

This study provides a broad examination of the current Shinzō Abe government in Japan. It analyzes various controversial domestic and foreign policies and argues that its election in 2012 inaugurated a new political phase characterized by opposition weakness and ruling-party unity around a nationalist agenda.

Author Biography

Arthur Stockwin is retired professor of modern Japanese studies at the University of Oxford. Kweku Ampiah is associate professor of Japanese studies at the University of Leeds.