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The Rise and Fall of Japan's LDP:
Political Party Organizations as Historical Institutions,
Ellis Krauss (UC San Diego),
Robert J. Pekkanen (University of Washington),
Cornell University Press, 2010




 
            

Book Reviews

Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University

"...a wonderful illustration of the power of specialized tools of analysis to provide detailed analysis of political behavior over time."
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March 6, 2011

Jeff Kingston, The Japan Times

"...provides significant fodder for additional thought on just how much about politics can be explained by the institutions that govern us...a wonderfully researched, important, and incredibly useful book."
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November 17, 2011

Ethan Scheiner, Social Science Japan Journal

"In this excellent book the authors examine the inner workings of the LDP since it was established in 1955...a fascinating analysis of the institutions within the LDP and how they evolved over time."
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December 2011

Ray Christensen, Pacific Affairs

"...excellent both in its theoretical contribution to debates in the social sciences over the best approaches to our analysis and in its in-depth contribution to our understanding of Japanese politics generally and the LDP specifically."
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September 2012

Peter Mair, Japanese Journal of Political Science

"In short, Krauss and Pekkanen take aim at most of the conventional literature on the LDP and score a palpable hit. This is a convincing and persuasive analysis. "
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