Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title: | Japan's quest for a leadership role in Asia
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Other authors / contributors: | Freedman, Craig, 1950-
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ISBN: | 9789814291002 9814291005 9789814289993 981428999X
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
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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.
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Other form: | Print version: Hatakeyama, Kyoko. Snow on the pine. Singapore : World Scientific, ©2010 9789814289993
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