Description |
1 online resource (320 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
Contents |
1. Japan: From Enemy to Ally, 1945-50 -- 2. The Korean War and the Peace with Japan, 1950-52 -- 3. United States-Japan Economic Cooperation, 1950-53 -- 4. In the Shadow of the Occupation: Japan and the United States, 1952-55 -- 5. China and Japan, 1952-60 -- 6. Southeast Asian Dominos and Japanese-American Trade, 1953-60 -- 7. Japanese-American Political Relations, 1954-58 -- 8. The Struggle to Revise the Security Treaty, 1957-60 -- 9. Politics and Security: The Treaty Crisis of 1960 -- 10. The New Frontier in the Pacific -- 11. The United States, Japan, and the Vietnam War, 1964-68 -- 12. The "Nixon Shocks" and the Transformation of Japanese-American Relations, 1969-74 -- Epilogue -- Altered States: From Cold War to New World Order |
Summary |
The author supplies the historical background to show how the US transformed Japan from enemy to ally, covering the crucial years from 1945 to 1973 in which Japan emerged as a regional and global economic power. Schaller focuses on political, strategic, and economic relations, illuminating the connections between America's early trade policies toward Japan and the desire to secure the country as a bulwark against Communism in Asia |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-300) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
International relations.
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international relations.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Diplomatic relations
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International relations
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Buitenlandse betrekkingen.
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SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140113
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Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140098
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93001742
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Japan
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United States
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780195069167 |
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0195069161 |
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1429401095 |
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9781429401098 |
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128052572X |
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9781280525728 |
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0198023375 |
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9780198023371 |
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