{"product_id":"rerising-japan-9781433144394","title":"Rerising Japan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lost two decades of Japan's economic power since the early 1990s have generated the image among scholars in the discipline of international relations (IR) that Japan is no longer a significant player. Hence, today's IR literature focuses on the rise of China. \u003ci\u003eRe-rising Japan: Its Strategic Power in International Relations\u003c\/i\u003e challenges this trend by showing up-to-date evidence that Japan is \u003cem\u003estill\u003c\/em\u003e a major power in today's international relations where the interests and power of the United States and China have increasingly clashed over many issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndeed, since the Abe cabinet re-emerged in December 2012, there has been growing academic interest in Japan's bold monetary\/financial\/social policies (Abenomics) and relatively assertive security policy. Where is Japan heading, and what path has it taken since the 2000s? This book responds to these questions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eRe-rising Japan assembles the latest studies on Japan written by today's young and energetic \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments – Hidekazu Sakai: Introduction: Is Japan Falling or Rerising? – Thomas S. Wilkins: Japan’s New Grand Strategy: \"Proactive Realism\" in the Face of an \"Increasingly Severe\" Security Environment – Michael R. Porter: The Japan-China-U.S. Triangle: Japan’s Response and Prospects for the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance – Keiko Hirata: Japanese Nationalism and Foreign Policy – Philip Streich: Japan’s Civil Society: A Source of Strength – Paul Midford: Do Changes in Governing Party Lead to Changes in Foreign Policy? Evidence from Japan – Kivilcim Erkan: Contending State Identities and Japan’s Policy toward the \"War on Terror\" in Afghanistan (2001–2010): From a \"Normal State\" to an \"Autonomous Civilian Power\" – Charly von Solms: Japanese Foreign Policy and East Asian Regionalism: Inherently Interlinked – Lindsay Black: \"Private Sector Diplomacy\" in Sino-Japanese Relations – Kuniko Ashizawa: Joining the New Great Game? Japan’s Quest for Region Building in Central Asia – Yoichiro Sato: Conclusion: Abe’s Japan—Manifestation of a Quiet Transformation in Power and Values – Selected Bibliography – Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039617155415,"sku":"9781433144394","price":81.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433144394.jpg?v=1750944272","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rerising-japan-9781433144394","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}