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Japan's Response to the Gorbachev Era, 1985-1991: A Rising Superpower Views a Declining One

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Japan's Response to the Gorbachev Era, 1985-1991: A Rising Superpower Views a Declining One
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Gilbert Rozman
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:388
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreAsian and Middle Eastern history
ISBN/Barcode 9780691600338
ClassificationsDewey:327.52047
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

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 t

Reviews

"This is a valuable, detailed case-study of Japanese perceptions of the rise of Gorbachev that sheds considerable light not only on this subject but on Japanese decision-making, domestic politics and attitudes toward the outside world."--Foreign Affairs