| American Political and Cultural Perspectives on Japan: From Perry to Obama Contributor(s): Miller, John H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739189123 ISBN-13: 9780739189122 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Japan - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| LCCN: 2014000376 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.12" W x 9.29" (0.87 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: American Political and Cultural Perspectives on Japan: From Perry to Obama is an historical survey of how Americans have viewed Japan during the past 160 years. It encompasses the diplomatic, political, economic, social, and cultural dimensions of the relationship, with an emphasis on changing American images, myths, and stereotypes of Japan and the Japanese. It begins with the American "opening" of Japan in the 1850s and 1860s. Subsequent chapters explore American attitudes toward Japan during the Gilded Age, the early 1900s, the 1920s, the 1930s, and the Pacific War. The second part of the book, organized round the theme of the postwar Japanese-American partnership, covers the Occupation, the 1960s, the troubled 1970s and1980s, and the post-Cold War decades down to the Obama presidency. The conclusion offers some predictions about how Americans are likely to view Japan in the future. |