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AbstractThe editors and authors provide a brief postscript about the contributions and the legacy of Susan Pharr for each author and the field of Japanese politics.

The domination of the Christian Democracy (CD) Party in Italy & the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Japan led to an increase in, & the institutionalization of, factionalism. In both cases, this domination was simultaneously stimulating, as it reinforced the power of the dominant parties, & harmful, since it led to a kind of sectarianism in which the authority & solidarity of the parties was weakened & the parties themselves were ultimately mired in crisis. The situation with the CD in Italy seems to have reached a point of equilibrium where a coalition between the center-Right & center-Left has been built on the foundation of the party system's fragmentation. In Japan, however, fragmentation has been much less intense in the LDP & the parties involved have managed to adapt & take advantage of new possibilities. 6 Tables, 3 Figures, 43 References. D. Weibel

Richard Samuels's bookMachiavelli's Children: Leaders and Their Legacies in Italy and Japanraises a number of important issues concerning political leadership and the role individual leaders can play in a nation's history. The book won the 2003 Marraro Prize from the Society for Italian Historical Studies and the 2004 Jervis-Schroeder Prize for the best book in International History and Politics, awarded by the International History and Politics section of the American Political Science Association. This is a roundtable involving four critical essays and the author's response. Discussion centers on the book, its methods, its broader applicability, and the ways in which it dovetails with other intellectual concerns, particularly as these apply to contemporary East Asia.

Samuels, Richard J. : Machiavelli's children : leaders and their legacies in Italy and Japan. - Ithaca/N.Y. ... : Cornell Univ. Press, 2003. - ISBN 0-8014-3492-0