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Reassessing Japan’s Cold War Ikeda Hayato's Foreign Politics and Proactivism During the 1960s

By Oliviero Frattolillo Copyright 2019
156 Pages
by Routledge

154 Pages
by Routledge

154 Pages
by Routledge

As memories of the savage conflict inaugurated by the attack on Pearl Harbor recede, the ethical foundations that influenced postwar interpretations of Japan’s role during the Cold War era are crumbling on different fronts. Retracing Japanese history during the Sixties, this book locates the country’s role in Cold War history against the backdrop of the twentieth century, contextualizing older... Read more

Introduction;  1. Japan and the postwar international order: the fifties;  2. Ikeda Hayato’s diplomacy and the Sanbon bashira approach;  3. Japan’s diplomatic role and the Konfrontasi;  Conclusion

Biography

Oliviero Frattolillo is Associate Professor at the Department of Politics (Roma Tre University).