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Published: 2nd October 1997
ISBN: 9780415166478
Number Of Pages: 232
What do the Japanese really want their diplomacy to achieve for them? Are they content to be subordinate partners in alliance with the US? What is behind all of their disputes about the nature of their 'international contribution'? What do they mean by a 'UN-centred foreign policy'? Why is the miserably traduced Article 9 of the "Peace Constitution" such a central symbol in contemporary politics? Ronal Dore gives his answers to these questions in what was originally a contribution to Japanese debate, first written in Japanese and now supplemented in this English edition by comments from a number of leading Japanese thinkers. Japan, Internationalism and the UN provides a unique insight into Japan's foreign policy and its related domestic politics. It is the product of nearly half a century of study and discussion with the Japanese themselves about their place in the world.
"This is a thoughtful argument by a noted British specialist on Japan.." -"foreign affairs
| Series Editor's Preface | p. vii |
| Preface to the English Edition | p. ix |
| Preface to the Japanese Original | p. xxxii |
| The Argument | p. 1 |
| Philosophies of History | p. 3 |
| The Early Stirrings of Internationalism | p. 16 |
| The Birth of the United Nations | p. 29 |
| The Use of Armed Force | p. 37 |
| The Enactment of Japan's Peace Constitution | p. 52 |
| From the World's United Nations to the United Nations as No Man's Land | p. 60 |
| The Revival of the Un | p. 81 |
| Japan's International Role and the Constitution | p. 95 |
| A Un-Centred Foreign Policy and Bilateral Relations | p. 112 |
| The Restructuring and Strengthening of the Un | p. 126 |
| Other Points of View | p. 141 |
| Wanting to Throw off a Nasty Burden, but Suppressing the Urge | p. 143 |
| Contributions, Yes, but Geared to the Complex Needs of a Complex World | p. 148 |
| To Die for High Principle? | p. 156 |
| Economic and Cultural Rather Than Military Contributions | p. 160 |
| The Need to Wait for a Generation Change | p. 162 |
| Limits on the Spirit of Self-Sacrifice | p. 169 |
| The Advantages of Diversity | p. 171 |
| The Fork in the Road | p. 176 |
| Notes | p. 178 |
| Index | p. 185 |
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ISBN: 9780415166478
ISBN-10: 0415166470
Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
Audience:
Tertiary; University or College
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 232
Published: 2nd October 1997
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 23.37 x 15.65
x 1.88
Weight (kg): 0.35
Edition Number: 1
