{"product_id":"9781472529695","title":"Japan as a Maritime Power","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSOAS Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eJapan as a Maritime Power\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMasataka Kousaka | Christopher Gerteis | Paul Midford\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 20th Century \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasataka Kousaka (1934-1996) was one of Japan's most influential post-war realists; a leading Cold War scholar, commentator and advisor to political parties and prime ministers. \u003ci\u003eJapan as a Maritime Power\u003c\/i\u003e, an edited collection of his crucial writings, provides a realist account of international politics and Japan's foreign policy as a maritime power, as well as discussing Japan's strategy towards China, particularly in the 1960s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRealism and post-war Japan are two subjects rarely associated in western scholarly literature about Japan, in which post-war Japan is overwhelmingly associated with pacifism. As such, little attention has been paid to post-war Japanese realists and their intellectual contribution to understanding Japanese foreign policy, international politics, and realism more generally. This translation corrects this omission by introducing his thinking to a wider audience, broadening the nuanced intellectual debate surrounding Japanese international relations. It will transform western readers' understanding of Japan's Cold War, foreign policy and its contribution to realism and theories of international politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaul Midford \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor, and Director of the Japan Program, at the Norwegian University for Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 April 2032\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781472529695\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51935862620300,"sku":"9781472529695","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781472529695","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}