


Hardcover
Published: 1st May 2003
ISBN: 9780415934381
Number Of Pages: 144
This paper presents a study of Japan's international role with a special focus on its historical evolution. To that end, the following three pillars lay the necessary theoretical foundations: one, the notions of historical and political identity and a discussion of the ambivalent shapes they have taken in Japan; two, the regional context, an examination of Japan's situation with respect to Asian history as a whole, and finally, the "civilian power" concept as defined by Hanns W. Maull.
Introduction | |
Acknowledgments | |
A Note on the Text | |
Theoretical Introduction | |
Identity Debate | |
Civilian power concept | |
Japan in the context of Asian history | |
A Few | |
Remarks about Methodology | |
Japan's Indentity Dilemma | |
Introduction | |
The dichotomy of self / other in identity formation | |
Datsuaron, Integrationism and other Asianist Movements | |
Historical Survey of the Evolution of Japan's Role in the World | |
Introduction: Japan Between China and the West | |
The Meiji Revolution and its aftermath | |
Counter-movement to the Westernization of the early Meiji decades | |
Japan in Transition: Rise from low-profile to international acceptance | |
Militarism and its disastrous consequences | |
Occupation and Reconstruction | |
Japan's first cautious steps as an independent state | |
Japan's rise as an economic power | |
Japan's first diplomatic steps in the 1970s | |
Balancing between Economics and Politics | |
The End of the Cold War and its Implications for Japan's Diplomacy | |
Japan's Role in Multilateral Organizations | |
Japan in the UN Framework | |
Japan in Other Multilateral Organizations | |
Survey of the Contemporary Japanese Political Debate on Foreign Policy | |
A Survey of Perspectives in the Japanese Political | |
Introductory Remarks | |
Different Perspectives on Japan's Foreign Policy | |
Advocates of Maintaining the Status Quo | |
Independentists | |
Pragmatic Multilateralists | |
Pacifists | |
Evaluation | |
Evaluating the compatibility of Different Perspectives with regard to the Civilian Power concept | |
Conclusion | |
General concluding remarks | |
Interpretation of results gained in the Survey of Different Perspectives on Japan's Foreign Policy in the 1990s | |
Future Scenarios for Japan's international role | |
Summary | |
Footnotes | |
Selected Biography | |
Abbreviations | |
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ISBN: 9780415934381
ISBN-10: 0415934389
Series: East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 144
Published: 1st May 2003
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 23.17 x 16.41
x 1.6
Weight (kg): 0.4
Edition Number: 1