Altered states [[electronic resource] ] : the United States and Japan since the occupation / / Michael Schaller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777621503321
• Autore: Schaller Michael <1947->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997
• ISBN: 0-19-771116-2; 1-280-52572-X; 0-19-802337-5; 1-4294-0109-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.52073; 327.73052
• Soggetti: International relations; United States Foreign relations Japan; Japan Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations 1945-1989; United States Foreign relations 1989-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-300) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Prologue; 1. Japan: From Enemy to Ally, 1945-50; 2. The Korean War and the Peace with Japan, 1950-52; 3. United States-Japan Economic Cooperation, 1950-53; 4. In the Shadow of the Occupation: Japan and the United States, 1952-55; 5. China and Japan, 1952-60; 6. Southeast Asian Dominos and Japanese-American Trade, 1953-60; 7. Japanese-American Political Relations, 1954-58; 8. The Struggle to Revise the Security Treaty, 1957-60; 9. Politics and Security: The Treaty Crisis of 1960; 10. The New Frontier in the Pacific; 11. The United States, Japan, and the Vietnam War, 1964-68; 12. The ""Nixon Shocks"" and the Transformation of Japanese-American Relations, 1969-74Epilogue-Altered States: From Cold War to New World Order; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: The historical background of 1945 to 1973 shows how the US ; transformed Japan from enemy to ally. Focuses on political, strategic, and economic relations, illuminating the connections between America's early trade policies and the desire to secure the country as a bulwark against Communism in Asia.