The Origins of Japan's Democratic Constitution

by Theodore McNelly

Book Overview

In The Origins of Japan's Democratic Constitution, Theodore McNelly describes and analyzes the American draft of Japan's postwar constitution, Japanese influences on the document, and its adoption by the Imperial Diet. Providing a general overview of the process of the enactment of the democratic constitution in Japan, McNelly then analyzes conflicts among rival Japanese groups, the effects of the war-ban provision on Japan's security, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761816364
• ISBN13: 9780761816362
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.3"