Authority without Power: Law and the Japanese Paradox Reprint Edition

"Fascinating....Contain[s] many insights concerning law and social control in Japan."--The Law and Politics Book Review

"Authority Without Power is a major contribution to the field of Japanese law. The author not only establishes a bold and sweeping framework for a better understanding of Japanese law and legal history but also presents many stimulating, original interpretations. The extensive notes and bibliography are valuable for scholars. By analyzing law as an index to society, the author has succeeded in making the study of Japanese law in the United States, which has been the domain of a small circle of specialists, more appealing to a wider audience of both scholars and general readers."--The Journal of Asian Studies

"Haley excels at history. He carefully traces Japan's "selective adaptation" of Chinese thought, and insightfully reveals how the hamlet, or mura, was the "paradigm" of Tokugawa governance....Haley's explanation of the historical and continuing paradox of Japanese law is well balanced."--Far Eastern Economic Review

"Professor Haley has written one of the most provocative books on Japanese law and society. The book challenges other comparative legal scholars to test, refute, amend, and change the author's general paradigms in each substantive law field as well as to engage in overall studies of Japanese legal culture."--Michigan Law Review