Altered states : the United States and Japan since the occupation / Michael Schaller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schaller, Michael, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--Japan.

United States.

Japan--Foreign relations--United States.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The historical background of 1945 to 1973 shows how the US transformed Japan from enemy to ally. Focuses on political, strategic, and economic relations, illuminating the connections between America's early trade policies and the desire to secure the country as a bulwark against Communism in Asia.

Contents:

Contents; Prologue; 1. Japan: From Enemy to Ally, 1945-50; 2. The Korean War and the Peace with Japan, 1950-52; 3. United States-Japan Economic Cooperation, 1950-53; 4. In the Shadow of the Occupation: Japan and the United States, 1952-55; 5. China and Japan, 1952-60; 6. Southeast Asian Dominos and Japanese-American Trade, 1953-60; 7. Japanese-American Political Relations, 1954-58; 8. The Struggle to Revise the Security Treaty, 1957-60; 9. Politics and Security: The Treaty Crisis of 1960; 10. The New Frontier in the Pacific; 11. The United States, Japan, and the Vietnam War, 1964-68

12. The ""Nixon Shocks"" and the Transformation of Japanese-American Relations, 1969-74Epilogue-Altered States: From Cold War to New World Order; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-300) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771116-2

1-280-52572-X

0-19-802337-5

1-4294-0109-5

OCLC:

466423975