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Janus-Faced Justice

Political Criminals in Imperial Japan

By: Richard H. Mitchell

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Janus-Faced Justice

Political Criminals in Imperial Japan

By: Richard H. Mitchell

In his study of the treatment of political criminal suspects and prisoners from 1868 to 1945, Richard H. Mitchell makes a major contribution to our knowledge and understanding of Japan's criminal justice system at a most critical juncture in that country's history. Through careful research and sensitive evaluation of the source materials, Mitchell identifies two contrasting themes--a high degree of state repression and a concern for human rights--and shows how a system that clearly involved considerable brutality, torture, and illegal detention also exhibited elements of humanity and fairness. He argues that this contradiction is best understood by viewing prewar Japan as a "paternalistic police state," in which brutality was the other side of benevolence. The scope of inquiry of this study encompasses a broad range of issues. It assays laws for control of political dissent as well as the origins of the movement for human rights of criminal suspects and convicts, giving special attention to the behavior of defense lawyers. It sorts out the actors and their roles in upholding or violating individual rights and does a superb job of conveying the subtle difficulties faced by judges as well as the markedly "un-American" legal context of political trials. It describes and makes critical distinctions between conditions in prisons and facilities for special detention and surveillance, and it challenges a number of common assumptions, including long-cherished views about the differences between the 1920s and 1930s. Numerous cases of alleged police brutality are evaluated and police actions analyzed. Tenko (conversion), a novel method of dealing with political criminal suspects and convicts, is explored together with the little-known Criminal Compensation Law. Throughout, the yardstick by which treatment of accused and convicted criminals is judged is the state's own laws and regulations. In addition to evaluation by these internal standards, Mitchell devotes his final chapter to a very useful comparison with the situation in Europe during the same period. There is no other work in English on precisely this subject and no other related work of this scope. Although Mitchell's focus is on political offenders, there is enough material on the overall system to make this volume easily the best available resource on prewar Japanese criminal justice.

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University of Hawaii Press

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082481410X

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Justice in Japan

The Notorious Teijin Scandal

By: Richard H. Mitchell

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Justice in Japan

The Notorious Teijin Scandal

By: Richard H. Mitchell

The Imperial Rayon Company corruption scandal (popularly known as the Teijin incident) was Japan's major interwar political bribery case. Compared to numerous Japanese corruption cases of the past century, the Teijin affair stands out as not only the most sensational of the pre-1945 era, but also the most important--perhaps because more than any other case, it has left an indelible mark on the public mind. Nevertheless, Japanese and foreign scholars have neglected this incident, which brought down an entire cabinet and produced a record-setting trial. The sixteen defendants, all prominent bureaucrats, ministers, and businessmen, were charged with illegally profiting from the sale of Imperial Rayon Company stock held by the Bank of Japan. In December 1937, after a more than two-year trial, all sixteen were found innocent when the judges declared that the case had been fabricated by the prosecution. Their verdict ranks in importance with the famous Otsu case judgment, the benchmark for judicial independence from the executive. Despite its importance, basic facts about the Teijin case remain obscure, as scholars repeat factual misinformation and produce farfetched conspiracy theories. This study, the first comprehensive, scholarly work on the subject in English or Japanese, investigates controversial and important issues regarding the origins, results, and significance of the incident. It illustrates transwar continuities within the judicial system by showing that the institutional flaws in the old criminal justice system, which were magnified by the Teijin investigation and trial, remain embedded despite reform attempts during the Occupation. While illuminating the basic institutional features that generated it, the author uses the incident to spotlight the considerable amount of political criticism and public conflict that existed in Japan in the 1930s.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824825233

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Political Bribery in Japan

By: Richard H. Mitchell

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Political Bribery in Japan

By: Richard H. Mitchell

Scholars often use the term "structural corruption" when discussing modern Japan's political system--a system that forces politicians to exchange favors with businessmen in return for funds to finance their political careers. Scholars argue that the origins of corruption can be found in the "iron triangles" formed by politicians, bureaucrats, and businessmen during the postwar era or during the Pacific War years. In this examination of malfeasance in Japanese public office, Richard Mitchell systematically surveys political bribery in Japan's historical and cultural contexts from antiquity to the early 1900s. Mitchell's narrative serially considers scandals involving courtiers in the ancient imperial government, corruption among the shogun's samurai officials, and political bribery among bureaucrats and party politicians in the mid-nineteenth century. Mitchell concludes that bribery was as ubiquitous in premodern Japan as it has been in recent times. Focusing on the period since 1868, Mitchell discusses in fascinating detail changes in political bribery in the wake of suffrage expansion, estimates of the enormous amount of campaign money needed to win a Diet seat in both the prewar and postwar periods, and the low conviction rate of suspected takers of bribes. Here is a highly readable and reliable survey of an important yet largely neglected topic in English-language studies of Japanese political history.

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University of Hawaii Press

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0824818199

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9780824818197

Boss Simon: Joseph Simon: The First Jewish Republican Senator

By: Richard Simon

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Boss Simon: Joseph Simon: The First Jewish Republican Senator

By: Richard Simon

Political devil. The Judas Iscariot of Oregon politics. Little Napoleon. Those are among the terms used to describe Joseph Simon, the nation's first Jewish Republican senator. Oregon's Boss Simon was a machine politician who hobnobbed with U.S. presidents. But he had an ugly falling out with Teddy Roosevelt, accusing the president of discriminating against him because he was Jewish. The author had heard about his famous relative. But no one in the family knew much about Senator Simon. So, Richard Simon, a former congressional correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, looked into Senator Simon's life. What he discovered was a man described as "worse than a Southern Pacific train robber." Joe Simon's election to the U.S. Senate was called "one of the greatest political surprises ever.'' Simon, an attorney for powerful railroads, played a critical role in the development of the Pacific Northwest.

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Lulu.com

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1483492087

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9781483492087

Cirrhosis

A Practical Guide to Management

By: Samuel S. Lee,Richard Moreau

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Cirrhosis

A Practical Guide to Management

By: Samuel S. Lee,Richard Moreau

Cirrhosis: a practical guide to management providesgastroenterologists and hepatologists with an up-to-date clinicalguide presenting the very best evidence-based practice in thediagnosis, treatment and management of liver cirrhosis and its manycomplications. Designed to offer practical guidance at alltimes, it provides doctors with an extremely useful tool in theclinical setting, with each chapter featuring diagnostic/managementalgorithms, key points and other pedagogic features. Divided into 2 parts, a diagnosis and pathophysiology section and amanagement of complications section, key topics include: - Diagnostic laboratory tests - Diagnostic imaging modalities - Acute-on chronic liver failure - Agents and drugs to avoid - End stage liver failure: liver transplant evaluation - Hepatocellular carcinoma Aimed at the specialist, as well as the practicing trainee at thetop-end of specialty training, the emphasis throughout is onproviding optimum clinical management guidance most relevant topracticing hepatologists and gastroenterologists, and is aninvaluable guide to this increasingly common condition.

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352

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118412680

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9781118412688

Introduction to Matrix Analysis

Second Edition

By: Richard Bellman

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Introduction to Matrix Analysis

Second Edition

By: Richard Bellman

Long considered to be a classic in its field, this was the first book in English to include three basic fields of the analysis of matrices -- symmetric matrices and quadratic forms, matrices and differential equations, and positive matrices and their use in probability theory and mathematical economics. Written in lucid, concise terms, this volume covers all the key aspects of matrix analysis and presents a variety of fundamental methods. Originally published in 1970, this book replaces the first edition previously published by SIAM in the Classics series. Here you will find a basic guide to operations with matrices and the theory of symmetric matrices, plus an understanding of general square matrices, origins of Markov matrices and non-negative matrices in general, minimum- maximum characterization of characteristic roots, Krnoecker products, functions of matrices, and much more. These ideas and methods will serve as powerful analytical tools. In addition, this volume includes exercises of all levels of difficulty and many references to original papers containing further results. The problem sections contain many useful and interesting results that are not easily found elsewhere. A discussion of the theoretical treatment of matrices in the computational solution of ordinary and partial differential equations, as well as important chapters on dynamic programming and stochastic matrices are also included.

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1611971179

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The Isles of Scilly in the Great War

By: Richard Larn

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The Isles of Scilly in the Great War

By: Richard Larn

The Isles of Scilly, five inhabited islands 24 miles west of Landâs End, were of low priority to the War Department when the First World War was declared. With no manufacturing capability, no industry other than flower growing and agriculture, no electricity or gas, no mains water supply, no wireless station, and a population of only 2,000, the islands did have one feature in their favor â their location. Sitting at the cross roads of six major shipping routes, Scilly had been a recognized âship-parkâ since 1300AD, where sailing ships anchored to safety awaiting a suitable wind, to re-victual, pick up water or effect repairs. The Admiralty sought to make it a harbor for the Channel Fleet in the mid-1800s, and in 1903 spent Â£25,000 defending the islands with 6-inch gun batteries, only to take them away seven years later. When, in 1915, German U-boats moved from the North Sea into the Western Approaches, sinking large numbers of merchant vessels, Scilly was chosen to become a Royal Navy Auxiliary Patrol Station, and over time was sent 20 armed trawlers and drifters as escorts, mine-sweepers, mine-layers or anti-submarine vessels, along with 500 Royal Navy personnel. In 1917 Tresco Island became a Royal Naval Air Station, with 14 flying boats and over 1,000 personnel. The islands were suddenly at the forefront of the submarine war. This book details Scilly's contribution to the war effort, with attention to its civilian population, the heartbreak of losing forty-five of its sons, and the trauma of countless seamen rescued from torpedoed ships.

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Pen and Sword Military

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147386769X

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McGill Medicine

The First Half Century, 1829-1885

By: Joseph Hanaway,Richard L. Cruess

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McGill Medicine

The First Half Century, 1829-1885

By: Joseph Hanaway,Richard L. Cruess

Describes the origin and development of the McGill School of Medicine and the extraordinary staff whose progrssive ideas made it one of the best teaching and research centres in North America.

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0773513248

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9780773513242

High Yield Imaging Gastrointestinal E-Book

By: Richard M. Gore,Marc S. Levine

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High Yield Imaging Gastrointestinal E-Book

By: Richard M. Gore,Marc S. Levine

This state-of-the-art Gastrointestinal title in the brand-new High-Yield Imaging series is ideally designed to let you quickly look up a diagnosis, confirm your suspicion, and move on to the next case. Renowned authorities, Drs. Gore and Levine, present 350 GI diagnoses, 1,200 optimally sized multi-modality clinical images, and at-a-glance bulleted text, to help you efficiently and accurately diagnose any GI disorder. A full-color design along with a consistent organization makes reference a snap. Covers 350 GI diagnoses allowing you to diagnose a broader spectrum of conditions. Offers all the information necessary to provide referring physicians with the complete, actionable reports they need. Presents more than 1,200 optimally sized multi-modality clinical images to help you recognize the characteristic appearance of both common and uncommon GI disorders. Structures every chapter consistently to include Findings, Imaging Modalities, Clinical Presentation, Pathology, Incidence/Prevalence and Epidemiology, What the Referring Physician Needs to Know, Suggested Readings, and Selected Images to make reference fast and easy.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1455711446

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Civil War America, 1850 To 1875

By: Richard F. Selcer

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Civil War America, 1850 To 1875

By: Richard F. Selcer

Features essays, statistical data, period photographs, maps, and documents.

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Infobase Publishing

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1438107978

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9781438107974

Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology

By: Richard Barakat,Andrew Berchuck,Maurie Markman,Marcus E. Randall

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Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology

By: Richard Barakat,Andrew Berchuck,Maurie Markman,Marcus E. Randall

Today, multidisciplinary approaches to treatment are at the heart of cancer care. They offer improved clinical outcomes, new possibilities in patient quality of life, and enable the development of true innovation in individualized treatment. To accurately reflect this modern day approach to cancer care, the content of the 6th edition of Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology was written entirely by surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and pathologists. New to the editorial team, Dr. Andrew Berchuck has made significant contributions to the understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of ovarian and endometrial cancer in the book’s content. Every chapter of this book has been either completely rewritten or extensively updated to ensure that everyone involved in treating women with gynecologic cancer will have the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on the subject.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1469831481

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9781469831480

Fetal and Neonatal Physiology

Expert Consult - Online and Print

By: Richard A. Polin,William W. Fox,Steven H. Abman

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Fetal and Neonatal Physiology

Expert Consult - Online and Print

By: Richard A. Polin,William W. Fox,Steven H. Abman

Fetal and Neonatal Physiology, edited by Drs. Polin, Fox, and Abman, focuses on physiologic developments of the fetus and newborn and their impact on the clinical practice of neonatology. A must for practice, this 4th edition brings you the latest information on genetic therapy, intrauterine infections, brain protection and neuroimaging, and much more. You'll also have easy access to the complete contents and illustrations online at expertconsult.com. Gain a comprehensive, state-of-the-art understanding of normal and abnormal physiology, and its relationship to disease in the fetus and newborn premature infant, from Dr. Richard Polin and other acknowledged worldwide leaders in the field. Understand the implications of fetal and neonatal physiology through chapters devoted to clinical correlation. Apply the latest insights on genetic therapy, intrauterine infections, brain protection and neuroimaging, and much more. Effectively manage the consequences of intrauterine infections with three new chapters covering intrauterine infection and preterm birth, intrauterine infection and brain injury, and intrauterine infection and chronic lung disease. Access the complete contents and illustrations online at expertconsult.com - fully searchable! Get the latest developments and a full understanding of the distinct physiology of the fetus and newborn so you can treat and manage sick newborns and preemies.

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141603479X

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The American Postal Network, 1792-1914 Vol 2

By: Richard R John

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The American Postal Network, 1792-1914 Vol 2

By: Richard R John

By covering both administrative and non-administrative aspects of the postal network, this four-volume reset edition shows how this system was part of a larger network which included different modes of transport and communication (steamboats, railroads, telegraphs) as well as political parties (the Democrats, Whigs and Republicans).

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Taylor & Francis

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1040251048

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The Web of Preaching

New Options In Homiletic Method

By: Richard L. Eslinger

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The Web of Preaching

New Options In Homiletic Method

By: Richard L. Eslinger

Preaching is not as simple as it may appear. The preacher today is confronted with a dizzying array of homiletic methods and approaches, each holding important insights into how to proclaim the Good News. While pastors wish to learn from these different ways of preaching, they often do not know where to begin (Who are the best representatives of a given approach? How do the different methods relate to one another? How has the preaching scene changed in recent years?). In The Web of Preaching, Richard Eslinger addresses these and other questions about contemporary approaches to preaching. Surveying the most important current theories of preaching, he argues that no homiletic method can be understood on its own. The different schools of thought on preaching all intersect at such common points as Scripture, narrative, and the role of preaching in worship. A strength in one compensates for a weakness in another, and seen together they form one comprehensive "web of preaching." This book is a follow-up to Eslinger's earlier A New Hearing, which has been a standard text in preaching courses since its publication in 1987.

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Abingdon Press

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1426764499

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The American Postal Network, 1792-1914 Vol 4

By: Richard R John

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The American Postal Network, 1792-1914 Vol 4

By: Richard R John

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Janus-Faced Justice

Janus-Faced Justice

Justice in Japan

Justice in Japan

Political Bribery in Japan

Political Bribery in Japan

Boss Simon: Joseph Simon: The First Jewish Republican Senator

Boss Simon: Joseph Simon: The First Jewish Republican Senator

Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis

Introduction to Matrix Analysis

Introduction to Matrix Analysis

The Isles of Scilly in the Great War

The Isles of Scilly in the Great War

McGill Medicine

McGill Medicine

High Yield Imaging Gastrointestinal E-Book

High Yield Imaging Gastrointestinal E-Book

Civil War America, 1850 To 1875

Civil War America, 1850 To 1875

Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology

Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology

Fetal and Neonatal Physiology

Fetal and Neonatal Physiology

The American Postal Network, 1792-1914 Vol 2

The American Postal Network, 1792-1914 Vol 2

The Web of Preaching

The Web of Preaching

The American Postal Network, 1792-1914 Vol 4

The American Postal Network, 1792-1914 Vol 4

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