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BL
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1018878
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b773248
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Cooney, Kevin J.
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| Title & Author
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Japan's foreign policy since 1945 /\ Kevin Cooney.
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| Publication Statement
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Armonk, N.Y. :: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.,, ©2007.
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xx, 297 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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0765616491
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: 0765621592
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: 9780765616494
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: 9780765621597
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| Notes
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"An East gate book."
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-286) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: the story of Japan after World War II -- The catalyst for change -- The problem and the questions -- The literature -- Elite Interviews -- The variables -- Objectives and expected significance of the book -- Ouline of the book -- The legacy of the occupation: an abnormal foreign policy -- Historical background -- Japanese foreign and security policy 1952-1990 -- The Gulf War requires change -- The Gulf War and Japanese foreign policy -- The peace keeping operations law (PKO) -- Towards a security council seat and beyond -- Theorectically speaking: realism and alternative security -- Japanese limitations -- Alternative security -- The theoretical foundations of foreign policy restructuring -- Alternative views of Japanese security -- Foreign-policy restructuring in Japan -- A model of foreign-policy restructuring -- Talking to the policy makers themselves -- What are the foreign-policy makers thinking -- Planning for Japan's future security -- Japan's national security -- Abandonment -- Japan's options -- The myth of Gaiatsu: how Japan views its place in the world -- Adjusting to the post-cold war world -- Gaiatsu -- The myth of Gaiatsu -- What is Japan doing? -- Triangulating politics: America, China, and Japan -- The China question -- The question of North Korea -- Japanese policy: action and reaction -- Where is Japan going? -- The wide view of Japanese security -- Future sources of foreign policy: the diet -- Constitutional reform: potential for constitutional revision -- The SDF in Japanese foreign policy -- World leadership -- Japan's limitations -- Japanese hegemony? -- Japan's future -- Suggestions for foreign policy normalization -- Implications for Hermann's model: what have we learned?
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| Abstract
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Provides a detailed assessment of Japan's foreign policy since 1945, including policy options and choices that Japan faces in the twenty-first century. Using information based on interviews with policymakers in Japan, this text provides an insight into Japan's foreign policy options and analyzes the nation's role in international affairs.
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Diplomatic relations.
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East Asia.
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History Archaeology.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- General.
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Regions Countries - Asia the Middle East.
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Buitenlandse politiek.
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Japan, Foreign relations, 1945-
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Japon, Relations extérieures, 1945-
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Japan.
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Japan.
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| Dewey Classification
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327.52
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| LC Classification
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DS889.5.C68 2007eb
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| NLM classification
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15.75bcl
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