{"product_id":"friends-or-rivals-9780231104883","title":"Friends or Rivals","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom his position of ambassador to Japan until 1993, Armacost offers an inside view and analysis of relations between the US and Japan during both the Bush and Clinton administrations, as well as offering his personal predictions and suggestions for the future of Japan policy in the US.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArmacost, who served as U.S. ambassador to Japan during 1989-1993, has written a valuable book, recounting in great detail the events that claimed his attention in Tokyo... An excellent introduction to the study of an emerging Asia. -- Akira Iriye Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Acknowledgments  Friends or Rivals? An Essay in Photographs 1. The Promise and Perils of Interdependence 2. Reducing the Trade and Investment Imbalance 3. Redistributing the Burdens of Mutual Security 4. The Gulf War 5. Forging a Global Partnership 6. The Clinton Administration's Japan Policy 7. Whither Japan? 8. The Challenge for America Index","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400193810775,"sku":"9780231104883","price":54.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231104883.jpg?v=1730470025","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/friends-or-rivals-9780231104883","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}