Japan, internationalism and the UN / Ronald Dore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dore, Ronald, 1925-2018.

Series:

Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series.

Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series

Standardized Title:

Koshiyo to ieru Nihon. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations--Japan.

United Nations.

International relations.

Japan--Foreign relations--1989-.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Japan Internationalism and the UN provides a unique insight into Japan's foreign policy and its related domestic politics. It is the product of a wealth of study and discussion with the Japanese themselves about their place in the world.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series editor's preface; Preface to the English edition; Preface to the Japanese original; Philosophies of history; The early stirrings of internationalism; The birth of the United Nations; The use of armed force; The enactment of Japan's Peace Constitution; From the world's United Nations to the United Nations as no man's land; The revival of the UN; Japan's international role and the Constitution; A UN-centred foreign policy and bilateral relations; The restructuring and strengthening of the UN: A survey of the issues

Wanting to throw off a nasty burden, but suppressing the urgeContributions, yes, but geared to the complex needs of a complex world; To die for high principle?; Economic and cultural rather than military contributions; The need to wait for a generation change; Limits on the spirit of self-sacrifice; The advantages of diversity; The fork in the road; Notes; Index

Notes:

"Originally published as Ko shiyo to ieru Nihon, Asahi Shimbunsha, Tokyo, 1993"--T.p. verso.

ISBN:

1-134-70710-X

0-203-27102-5

0-203-44731-X

1-280-33543-2

1-134-70711-8

9780203447314

OCLC:

560363747