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1 online resource (232 pages) |
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East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture Ser |
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East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture Ser
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Text; Abbreviations; Chapter One Theoretical Introduction; 1.1. Identity Debate; 1.2. Civilian Power Concept; 1.3. Japan in the Context of Asian History; 1.4. A Few Remarks about Methodology; Chapter Two Japan's Identity Dilemma; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The Dichotomy of Self/Other in Identity Formation; 2.3. Datsuaron, Integrationism and Other Asianist Movements; Chapter Three Historical Survey of the Evolution of Japan's Role in the World; 3.1. Introduction: Japan between China and the West |
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3.2. The Meiji Revolution and its Aftermath3.3. Counter-Movement to the Westernization of the Early Meiji Decades; 3.4. Japan in Transition: Rise from Low-profile to International Acceptance; 3.5. Militarism and its Disastrous Consequences; 3.6. Occupation and Reconstruction; 3.7. Japan's first Cautious Steps as an Independent State; 3.8. Japan's Rise as an Economic Power; 3.9. Japan's Moves toward a More Independent Diplomacy in the 1970s; 3.10. Balancing between Economics and Politics; 3.11. The End of the Cold War and its Implications for Japan's Diplomacy |
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3.12. Japan's Role in Multilateral Organizations3.12.1. Japan in the UN Framework; 3.12.2. Japan in Other Multilateral Organizations; Chapter Four The Contemporary Political Discourse in Japan on Japan's Foreign Policy; 4.1. A Survey of Perspectives in the Japanese Political Discourse of the 1990s; 4.1.1. Introductory Remarks; 4.1.2. Different Perspectives on Japan's Foreign Policy; 4.2. Evaluation of the Different Perspectives on Japan's Foreign Policy with Regard to the ""Civilian Power"" Concept |
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4.2.1. Evaluating the Compatibility of the Different Perspectives with the Civilian Power conceptChapter Five Conclusion; 5.1. General Concluding Remarks; 5.1.1 Sense of Insecurity in Japan-Microstructural Factors; 5.1.2 Sense of Insecurity-Macrostructural Factors; 5.1.3 National Identity or Embarrassment?; 5.2. Interpretation of Results Gained in the Survey of Different Perspectives on Japan's Foreign Policy in the 1990s; 5.2.1 The Significance of Military Power; 5.2.2 Renewed Emphasis on Strategic Stability; 5.2.3 Expansionism versus Introversion |
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5.2.4 Confrontational View of ""Us"" versus ""Them5.2.5 Japan's Credibility as a Civilian Power; 5.3. Future Scenarios for Japan and Drawing Conclusions for japan's Future Role; 5.4. Summary; 5.4.1 The Issue of Japan's National Identity; 5.4.2 Japan's Status as a Civilian Power; 5.4.3 Japan in the Asian Context; 5.4.4 Japan's National Debate on Foreign Policy in the 1990s; Bibliography; Index |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317794394 |
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1317794397 |
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