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Japan: Interview with Dr. Patricia Steinhoff

Categories: East Asia, Japan, North Korea, History, International Relations, Politics, Protest, War & Conflict

W. David Marx at Néojaponisme interviews Professor of Sociology Dr. Patricia Steinhoff [1] about her research on the history and social organization of post-war Japanese Marxist radicals. In this first part of a five-part series, Dr. Steinhoff describes the formation of the student movement in Japan, its re-organization into the “Red Armies,” and the social impact of the New Left on today's Japanese society.