The Japanese Police State

This is a specialized study of the organization,ideology and activities of the Japanese Special Higherpolice, the Tokk├┤, notorious in pre-war and wartime years for its harassment of opponents of the government. Within a comparative framework, this book explains the elements of Tokk├┤ brutality and abuses of authority, analyses police traditions and looks at the Tokk├┤''s interactions with other Japanese institutions and the broader sociopolitical climate. Sources include confidential Tokk├┤ documents and interviews with former Tokk├┤ officials.

First published in 1990, this title is part of the Bloomsbury Academic Collections series.