Trans-Pacific racisms and the U.S. occupation of Japan / Yukiko Koshiro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koshiro, Yukiko.

Series:

Studies of the East Asian Institute

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism--Political aspects.

History.

United States--Foreign relations--Japan.

United States.

International relations.

Japan.

Japan--Foreign relations--United States.

Racism--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Racism.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952.

Physical Description:

x, 295 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [1999]

Summary:

This pathbreaking study is the first to explore the issue of racism in U.S.-Japanese relations. With access to unexplored sources in both Japanese and English, Koshiro is able to create a truly international and cross-cultural study of history and international relations.

Contents:

Introduction: Race in U.S.-Japanese Relations 1

1. The International Framework for Postwar Japanese-American Racism 15

2. Race and Culture: Person to Person 49

3. Racial Equality, Minorities, and the Japanese Constitution 89

4. Japanese Overseas Emigration 123

5. The Problem of Miscegenation 159

Epilogue: The Aftermath

The Lesson of the Occupation 201.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-283) and index.

ISBN:

023111348X

0231113498

OCLC:

39800585