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  • Japan's Foreign Policy, 1945-2003by Kazuhiko Togo

    BRILL 2005; US$ 52.00

    This is a fascinating insider account of postwar Japanese foreign policy written by a former senior Japanese diplomat. The author examines Japanese foreign policy as it approaches a crucial reorientation towards a more proactive policy stance. The book is exceptionally clear, accessible and interesting for anyone interested in modern Japan. more...

  • Japan's Reluctant Realismby Michael J. Green

    Palgrave Macmillan 2001; US$ 70.00

    This text examines Japan's foreign policy in the decade since the end of the Cold War. Michael J. Green uses case studies from various countries and institutions in order to consider Japanese objectives and the heart of Japanese foreign policy initiatives. more...

  • Beyond the Rising Sunby Bruce Stronach

    ABC-CLIO 1995; US$ 31.95

    Japan's aggressive economic development has led many Americans to fear that it will lead to an equally aggressive nationalism reminiscent of the pre-World War II period. Beyond the Rising Sun demonstrates that such fears are unfounded. Although cultural nationalism is strong, Japan today is a stable and peaceful democracy. Professionals, academics, government officials, business people, and the general public will find this challenge to many current views about Japanese politics, people, and U.S.-Japanese relations provocative.||There has long been concern that Japan's aggressive economic development might be a harbinger of an equally aggressive nationalism, reminiscent of the dark era leading up to World War II. The media has fueled... more...

  • Japan, Race and Equalityby Naoko Shimazu

    Routledge 1998; US$ 44.95

    Explores the Japanese motivations in raising the proposal for racial equality at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Offering new insights, this is the first comprehensive analysis of an historically significant event. more...

  • Japanby David Williams

    Routledge 1993; US$ 69.95

    Analyses the challenge that Japan's public policy presents to Western traditions of theory practice in political economy: an important discussion that confronts Fukuyama's 'end of history' thesis. more...

  • Japan's Asia Policyby Wolf Mendl

    Routledge 1997; US$ 64.95

    Wolf Mendl's lucid and scholarly analysis addresses and illuminates the problems of reconciling Japan's complex Asia policy with the pursuit of global interests in uncharted post Cold-War waters. more...

  • Japan's Economic Power and Securityby Christopher W. Hughes

    RoutledgeCurzon 1999; US$ 195.00

    The first study to investigate, in depth, Japan's reaction to the recent diplomatic, military and economic security crisis generated by North Korea. more...

  • Marxist History and Postwar Japanese Nationalismby Curtis Anderson Gayle

    RoutledgeCurzon 2002; US$ 178.00

    This book explores the historical writings of postwar Japanese Marxists - who were, and who continue to be, surprisingly numerous in the Japanese academic world. more...

  • Treacherous Women of Imperial Japanby Helene Bowen Raddeker

    Routledge 1997; US$ 195.00

    An inspiring analysis of events surrounding two women's attempted assassination of the Emperor of Japan, and the separate penalties faced by these women both in terms of their death sentences and the wider context surrounding their lives. more...

  • Japan and Britain in the Contemporary Worldby Hugo Dobson; Glenn D. Hook

    RoutledgeCurzon 2003; US$ 195.00

    Britian and Japan in the Contemporary World provides up-to-date analyses of these two countries in terms of economics, politics, security and identity on the global, regional, subnational and civic levels. more...