The quest for Japan's new constitution : an analysis of visions and constitutional reform proposals, 1980-2009 / Christian G. Winkler.
2011
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Author
Title
The quest for Japan's new constitution : an analysis of visions and constitutional reform proposals, 1980-2009 / Christian G. Winkler.
Published
London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Call Number
KNX2070 .W56 2011
Former Call Number
Jpn 910 W729 2011
ISBN
9780415593960 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0415593964 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780203840672 (ebook)
0203840674 (ebook)
0415593964 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780203840672 (ebook)
0203840674 (ebook)
Description
xxi, 215 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)608492163
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [200]-209) and index.
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Table of Contents
List of figures and tables
ix
Acknowledgements
x
List of abbreviations
xi
Introduction
xiii
1.
Conservatism: theory and reality in postwar Japan
1
1.1.
Conservatism: An attempt at a definition
1
1.2.
1945-1960: An age of attempted (partial) restoration
6
1.3.
1960-2000: The era of the conservative mainstream: living with the new system
8
1.4.
2000-2010: The end of conservatism?
17
1.5.
Conclusion
23
2.
Framing the issues: conservative criticism of postwar Japan and the vision of a new Japan
24
2.1.
The Emperor system: a vision between genuine and invented traditions
24
2.2.
Four visions for a new national security policy
36
2.3.
Curing moral illnesses, aiming for a dignified nation
49
3.
In quest of Constitutional reform: introducing the drafts written between 1980 and 2009
61
3.1.
Overview and clarification
61
3.2.
The Drafts I (1980-1989)
62
3.3.
The Drafts II (1990-1999)
66
3.4.
The Drafts III (2000-2009)
94
4.
Key issues of Constitutional reform and their meaning to the conservative movement
134
4.1.
The preamble: towards a balance between universalism and traditionalism
134
4.2.
Maintaining the postwar Tenno system between genuine and invented traditions
138
4.3.
Article 9: towards a more proactive national security policy
147
4.4.
Rights and duties: towards a dignified nation?
156
4.5.
Macro-level analysis: the reflection of a conservative vision
171
4.6.
A link to the past: a comparison to the Constitutional reform debate prior to 1980
180
Epilogue
191
Notes
195
References
200
Index
211