Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-288) and index.
Contents:
Part I. The China problem in postwar Japan, 1945-1970 -- The China problem in postwar Japanese foreign policy -- The China problem in the Japanese discourse on national identity -- Part II. The Nixon shock & the normalization of relations, 1971-1972 -- Diplomacy from the Nixon shock through the normalization of relations -- The China problem in a new era -- Part III. Anti-hegemony, 1973-1976 -- Anti-hegemony : Japan and the Sino-Soviet Cold War -- Japan's China problem in a time of crisis -- Part IV. Peace & cooperation, 1977-1979 -- From the peace treaty to economic cooperation -- Triumphalism and alienation : the China problem transformed -- Epilogue & conclusion.
Summary:
The China Problem in Postwar Japan challenges some common assertions or assumptions about the role of Japanese national identity in postwar Sino-Japanese relations, showing how the history of Japanese relations with China in the 1970s is shaped by the strength of Japanese national identity, not its weakness.--Provided by publisher
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