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International Relations and the Origins of the Pacific War

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction: An Overview of the Pacific War (1941–1945)

    • Ko Unoki
    Pages 1-5

  3. Realism and Power Transition in International Relations

    • Ko Unoki
    Pages 6-25

  4. Japan-US Relations 1853–1941

    • Ko Unoki
    Pages 26-160

  5. IR Theory and the Origins of the Pacific War

    • Ko Unoki
    Pages 161-176

  6. Conclusion: The Pacific War and the Future of East Asia

    • Ko Unoki
    Pages 177-195

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 196-234
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About this book

International Relations and the Origins of the Pacific War takes the unique approach of examining the history of the relationship between Japan and the United States by using the framework of international relations theories to search for the origins of the Pacific War, that erupted with Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941.

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   “Ko Unoki is a brilliant and accomplished scholar of international politics. His book on the period leading up to World War II in the Pacific, International Relations and the Origins of the Pacific War, provides a compelling and fresh analysis of United States-Japanese relations and the international political structure prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.” (Deborah Winslow Nutter, PhD, Former Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Practice of Diplomacy and Founding Director, Global Master of Arts Program at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University)

About the author

Ko Unoki received an M.A. from the Fletcher School of Tufts University, USA an MBA from Royal Holloway, University of London, UK and a doctorate from Hitotsubashi University, Japan. He is the author of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Global Empires (2013).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: International Relations and the Origins of the Pacific War

  • Authors: Ko Unoki

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-57202-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-57201-1Published: 06 January 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-56390-6Published: 21 February 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-57202-8Published: 08 April 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 234

  • Topics: History of Military, Asian History, History of the Americas, Political History, History of Japan, US History

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