As memories of the savage conflict inaugurated by the attack on Pearl Harbor recede, the ethical foundations that influenced postwar interpretations of Japan’s role during the Cold War era are crumbling on different fronts. Retracing Japanese history during the Sixties, this book locates the country’s role in Cold War history against the backdrop of the twentieth century, contextualizing older trends that shaped postwar changes. It also places Cold War Japan in the global context of America’s shifting hegemony and the corresponding structure of the international system. Given its nuanced approach, this book will prove instrumental for students and researchers working in studies of Cold War history, Japanese history, American history and international history.
Author(s): Oliviero Frattolillo
Series: The Routledge Global 1960s And 1970s Series
Publisher: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 155
Tags: History: Asian History: Diplomatic History, Modern History 1750-1945: Second World War, Politics & International Relations: International Relations Area Studies: Asian Studies: Japanese Studies: Japanese History: Japanese Politics
Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Series......Page 3
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Reinterpreting the Japanese diplomatic role in the postwar history......Page 10
Sources and structure......Page 14
Japan’s inclusion in the global balance of power......Page 18
Japanese foreign aid as diplomatic tool......Page 24
A difficult encounter with the PRC......Page 27
The strengthening of the transpacific alliance......Page 32
Ikeda Hayato’s political mandate as Prime Minister......Page 37
2 Ikeda Hayato’s diplomacy and the Sanbon bashira approach......Page 46
Japanese diplomacy between the United States and Western Europe......Page 47
Ikeda at the White House (1961): searching for “any effort to resist Communist pressures”......Page 49
Ikeda in the European fortress (1962)......Page 61
The epilogue of Ikeda’s diplomatic missions in the free world......Page 74
Indonesia’s geopolitical centrality and Japan......Page 83
The Indonesian‒Malaysian confrontation scenario......Page 88
The diplomatic mediation and Japan......Page 91
Conclusion......Page 124
Bibliography......Page 138
Index......Page 152
