Nippon Kaigi

This book examines political nationalism in Japan through an in-depth analysis of the organisation, ideology and influence of Nippon Kaigi, the most significant nationalist pressure group in contemporary Japan.

Autorentext

Thierry Guthmann is a full professor at Mie University, Japan. He is also a research associate at the Institut d'Asie Orientale (CNRS, Lyon, France).

Inhalt

1. A brief history of political nationalism (1945-2000) 2. Nippon Kaigi: The most important nationalist pressure group in contemporary Japan 3. Nippon Kaigi: A case representative of the unity and coherence of the ideological corpus of the Japanese nationalist circles 4. Political lobbying by Nippon Kaigi: Between fantasy and reality 5. Religion and nationalism: The place of religious organisations within Nippon Kaigi 6. Japanese political nationalism: An inventory of fixtures