Japan, internationalism and the UN / / Ronald Dore

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818076003321
• Autore: Dore Ronald Philip
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1997
• ISBN: 1-134-70710-X; 0-203-27102-5; 0-203-44731-X; 1-280-33543-2; 1-134-70711-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Collana: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series
• Disciplina: 327.52
• Soggetti: International relations; Japan Foreign relations 1989-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Originally published as Ko shiyo to ieru Nihon, Asahi Shimbunsha, Tokyo, 1993"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series editor's preface; Preface to the English edition; Preface to the Japanese original; Philosophies of history; The early stirrings of internationalism; The birth of the United Nations; The use of armed force; The enactment of Japan's Peace Constitution; From the world's United Nations to the United Nations as no man's land; The revival of the UN; Japan's international role and the Constitution; A UN-centred foreign policy and bilateral relations; The restructuring and strengthening of the UN: A survey of the issues; Wanting to throw off a nasty burden, but suppressing the urgeContributions, yes, but geared to the complex needs of a complex world; To die for high principle?; Economic and cultural rather than military contributions; The need to wait for a generation change; Limits on the spirit of self-sacrifice; The advantages of diversity; The fork in the road; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Japan Internationalism and the UN provides a unique insight into Japan's foreign policy and its related domestic politics. It is the product of a wealth of study and discussion with the Japanese themselves about their place in the world.