Japan's International Relations
Politics, Economics and Security
Price: $45.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-33638-3
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 2nd August 2005
- Pages: 672
- Illustrations: 2 line drawings, 18 b+w photos and 14 tables
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About the Book
The latest edition of this comprehensive and user-friendly textbook provides a single volume resource for all those studying Japan's international relations. It offers a clear and concise introduction to the most important aspects of Japan's role in the globalized economy of the twenty-first century. The book has been fully updated and revised to include discussion of such recent events as:
- the war on terrorism
- Japan's proactive role after 9/11
- Bush's foreign policy towards Asia
- Koizumi's visit to North Korea and the crisis on the Korean Peninsula.
Extensively illustrated, the text includes statistics, maps, photographs, summaries and suggestions for further reading, making it essential reading for those studying Japanese politics, and the international relations of the Asia Pacific.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Japan's International Relations: What, Why and How 1. The Significance of Japan’s International Relations 2. Explaining Japan’s International Relations Part 2: Japan-United States Relations 3. Introduction 4. Japan-United States Political Relations 5. Japan-United States Economic Relations 6. Japan-United States Security Relations 7. Conclusion Part 3: Japan-East Asia Relations 8. Introduction 9. Japan-East Asia Political Relations 10. Japan-East Asia Economic Relations 11. Japan–East Asia Security Relations 12. Conclusion Part 4: Japan-Europe Relations 13. Introduction 14. Japan-Europe Political Relations 15. Japan-Europe Economic Relations 16. Japan-Europe Security Relations 17. Conclusion Part 5: Japan-Global Institutions 18. Introduction 19. Japan-United Nations 20. Japan-Economic Institutions 21. Japan-G7/8 22. Conclusion Part 6: Japan's International Relations: What Next? 23. Japan Explained 24. Japan: The Challenge of Globalization. Chronology of Japan and World Affairs 1933 to 2006
About the Author(s)
Glenn D Hook is Professor of Japanese Studies in the School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield.
Julie Gilson is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Birmingham.
Christopher W. Hughes is Principal Research Fellow in the ESRC Centre for the Study of Globalization and Regionalization, and Reader in the Department of Politics and Internatioal Studies, University of Warwick.
Hugo Dobson is Senior Lecturer in the School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield.