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1. Global Politico-Economic Crises

   The Pragmatic Approach

   By Keiichiro Komatsu

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

   The 1997 Asian Crisis and 9/11 were turning points for the world economy. The two events reminded the Western World of the dynamic impacts of globalisation and the increased uncertainty the world was facing. This book examines the threats to the world economy arising in the wake of the...

   To Be Published November 30th 2012 by Routledge
2. Origins of the Pacific War and the Importance of 'Magic'

   By Keiichiro Komatsu

   Argues that in the final phase of the eight months of US-Japan talks leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor, serious mistranslations in Magic (the US decoding system) were a significant factor in the cumulative effect of mutual misunderstandings which grew between the two sides....

   Published December 14th 2008 by Routledge