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Power across the Pacific

A Diplomatic History of American Relations with Japan

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. William R. Nester

    1. Department of Government, St John’s University, New York, USA

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction: Power, Perceptions, and Policy

    1. Introduction: Power, Perceptions, and Policy

      • William R. Nester
      Pages 1-9

  3. From Geopolitical Protégé to Rival

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Pacific Patron, 1853–94

      • William R. Nester
      Pages 13-58

    3. Pacific Rival, 1894–1930

      • William R. Nester
      Pages 59-104

    4. The Road to War, 1931–41

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      Pages 105-142

    5. The Road to Peace, 1942–5

      • William R. Nester
      Pages 143-187

  4. The American Revolution of Japan

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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    2. Demilitarization and Democratization, 1945–7

      • William R. Nester
      Pages 191-223

    3. The Reverse Course, 1947–52

      • William R. Nester
      Pages 224-260

  5. From Geoeconomic Protégé to Rival

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261
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    2. America Triumphant: The Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson Era, 1953–69

      • William R. Nester
      Pages 263-291

    3. America and Japan Neck and Neck: The Nixon, Ford, and Carter Era, 1969–81

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      Pages 292-331

    4. Japan Triumphant: The Reagan and Bush Era, 1981–93

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      Pages 332-363

    5. Into the Twenty-first Century: Clinton and Beyond, 1993-Future

      • William R. Nester
      Pages 364-399

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 400-446
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About this book

America's relationship with Japan recently passed its 140th anniversary. Although over those years, hundreds of books and thousands of articles have explored different issues or periods of the relationship, no book has analyzed the entire relationship from beginning to present. The void can perhaps be explained by the relationship's complexity and changes over time. Two great cycles of initial partnership and eventual rivalry have shaped American-Japanese relations, one geopolitical (1853-1945) and the other geoeconomic (1945-present). This book fills that void as it systematically untangles the interrelated perceptions, convergent and divergent national interests, and shifting power relations which have shaped American policies toward Japan within those two great cycles. More specifically, it highlights the personalities, national moods, domestic issues and political alignments, and other pressing international concerns within which Washington has attempted to define and assert its interests toward Japan.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Government, St John’s University, New York, USA

    William R. Nester

About the author

William Nester is the author of more than thirty books on international relations, military history, and the nature of power. He is a Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at St. John s University in New York, USA.

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