Japanese Education Reform:
Nakasone's Legacy
Contents


List of illustrations viii
Acknowledgements x
Notes on style xii
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2 Background 13
Chapter 3 Nakasone as number one 28
Chapter 4 'Healthy internationalism' 49
Chapter 5 Traditionalism and control 78
Chapter 6 'Liberalisation' and 'Privatisation' 102
Chapter 7 The individual 124
Chapter 8 The social problems 149
Chapter 9 United and successful: final conclusions 168
Appendix 1 Major events in Nakasone's life, education and Japan 174
Appendix 2 History and meaning of Hinomaru and Kimigayo 183
Appendix 3 Map of Japan 185
Glossary 186
Notes 188
Bibliography 200
Index 219

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Man Yee,
my parents,
and friends and teachers at Concord College (especially 1987-9).

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