E. J. Dionne Jr. author of Why Americans Hate Politics
The Logic of Japanese Politics offers a hugely fascinating tour through contemporary Japanese politics. Gerry Curtis makes the mysterious understandable while shaking up your view of what might have seemed obvious. Specialists will appreciate Curtis expertise, but anyone who loves politics will be grateful for this insightful look at how power works in Japan.
T. J. Pempel Boeing Professor of International Studies, University of Washington
Few Westerners have a longer or deeper familiarity with the personalities of Japanese party politics than Gerald Curtis. In The Logic of Japanese Politics he provides a masterfully nuanced analysis of the complex interplay between Japanese leaders and institutions during the 1990s. This is an essential book for anyone anxious to follow the political developments of this dynamic decade.
