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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966820903321

Autore

Hatakeyama Kyoko

Titolo

Snow on the pine : Japan's quest for a leadership role in Asia / / Kyoko Hatakeyama, Craig F. Freedman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010

ISBN

9786612761829

9781282761827

128276182X

9789814291002

9814291005

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (512 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FreedmanCraig <1950->

Disciplina

327.52

327.5205

Soggetti

Leadership - Japan

Japan Foreign relations

Asia Politics and government

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. A modern historical background -- pt. 2. The 1990's-case studies in diplomacy -- pt. 3. The economic and political context of Japanese foreign policy.

Sommario/riassunto

""Snow on the Pine"" presents a compelling view of the Japanese foreign policy that runs counter to the common wisdom reducing Japan's post-war efforts to the pursuit of purely commercial interests. This book takes a new approach - the eventual Japanese defeat in the Second World War did not transform Japan into an exceptional state seeking only economic interests. Like any other nations, economic issues have always played a crucial role in policy decisions. However, this is but only one amongst the many interweaving threads determining foreign policy decisions. In the authors' eyes, Japan's