Japan's response to the Gorbachev era, 1985-1991 : a rising superpower views a declining one / Gilbert Rozman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rozman, Gilbert, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--Relations--Soviet Union.

Japan.

Soviet Union--Relations--Japan.

Soviet Union.

Japan--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (387 pages).

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1992]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Gorbachev's transformation of both Soviet socialism and the Cold War world atmosphere kindled a far-reaching debate in Japan. Would Japan at last free itself of its secondary postwar standing? Would a new Soviet system and world order soon be established? Gilbert Rozman argues in Japan's Response to the Gorbachev Era, that Japanese perceptions of the Soviet Union are distinctive and are helpful for understanding what will become an influential worldview. Focusing on diverse opinion leaders and the relationship between the Japanese media, policy-making, and public opinion, Rozman shows how long-standing negative images of Soviet socialism and militarism have been reconsidered since the mid-1980s. His analysis treats burning issues such as the Northern Territories dispute, the Soviet commitment to reform, and the Soviet-American relationship. It also sheds light on Japanese views of Soviet history, modernization, and national character. Such views reveal some of the building blocks for the emergent Japanese worldview.Originally published in 1992.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Chronology

PART ONE: The Contemporary Background

PART TWO: A Chronology of Changing Perceptions

PART THREE: The Building Blocks for Perceptions

PART FOUR: The Soviet Debate and Japan's Future

Epilogue

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages [335]-363) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691600338

0691600333

9780691630274

0691630275

9780691000336

0691000336

9781400862412

1400862418

OCLC:

889252776