Snow on the pine : Japan's quest for a leadership role in Asia /

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Author / Creator:Hatakeyama, Kyoko.
Imprint:Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2010.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 495 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11285073
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Varying Form of Title:Japan's quest for a leadership role in Asia
Other authors / contributors:Freedman, Craig, 1950-
ISBN:9789814291002
9814291005
9789814289993
981428999X
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:""Snow on the Pine"" presents a compelling view of the Japanese foreign policy that runs counter to the common wisdom reducing Japan's post-war efforts to the pursuit of purely commercial interests. This book takes a new approach - the eventual Japanese defeat in the Second World War did not transform Japan into an exceptional state seeking only economic interests. Like any other nations, economic issues have always played a crucial role in policy decisions. However, this is but only one amongst the many interweaving threads determining foreign policy decisions. In the authors' eyes, Japan's f.
Other form:Print version: Hatakeyama, Kyoko. Snow on the pine. Singapore : World Scientific, ©2010 9789814289993