Japan Decides 2012: The Japanese General Election

by Robert J. Pekkanen

Book Overview

In this, the first volume in a new Japanese General Election Series, an impressive roll call of contributors explores the 2012 Lower House poll, an election that was characterized by the return to power of the longtime dominant Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the growth in popularity of smaller 'outsider' parties as well as the concomitant demise of Japan's first 'opposition' (Democratic Party of Japan) government. The volume boasts high-quality,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137348518
• ISBN13: 9781137348517
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.7"