1st Edition

Japan and the Wider World From the Mid-Nineteenth Century to the Present

By Akira Iriye Copyright 1997
222 Pages
by Routledge

222 Pages
by Routledge

222 Pages
by Routledge

Akira Iriye assesses Japan's international relations, from a Japanese perspective, in the century and a half since she ended her self-imposed isolation and resumed her place in the international community. The book is the author's own adaptation of two highly successful short studies, up to and after 1945, that he wrote for Japan. It ends with a consideration of Japan's international relations... Read more
Introduction.  1. The Origins of Modern Japanese Diplomacy.  2. The Emergence of Japan as a Great Power.  3. The Road to Continentalism.  4. Japanese Diplomacy in Transition.  5. The Search for a New Order.  6. The Ideology of the Chinese-Japanese War.  7. The Road to the Pacific War.  8. The Consequences of the Pacific War.  9. The Resumption of Japanese Diplomacy.  10. The Origins of Peaceful Coexistence.  11 The Emergence of the Third World.
12. Diplomacy in the Age of Economic Chaos.  13. The Post-Cold War World.  Conclusion: Japan and the Wider World at the End of the Twentieth Century.  Further Reading.  Index.









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Iriye, Akira