{"product_id":"9781032148298-japans-threat-perception-during-the-cold","title":"Japan’s Threat Perception during the Cold War","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Psychological Account. Oren re-examines Japan’s threat perception throughout the entire Cold war, using a wide range of source materials, including many unavailable in English, or only recently declassified. \u003cp\u003eOren re-examines Japan’s threat perception during the first two decades of the Cold War, using a wide range of source materials, including many unavailable in English, or only recently declassified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a widely shared misconception that during the Cold War the Japanese were largely shielded from threats due to the American military protection, the regional balance of power, Japan’s geographical insularity, and domestic aversion to militarism. Oren dispels this, showing how security threats pervaded Japanese strategic thinking in this period. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy dispelling this misconception, Oren enables us to more accurately gauge the degree to which Japan’s threat perception has evolved during and after the end of the Cold War and to enhance our understanding of Tokyo’s strategic calculus in the current situation of rivalry between China and the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of great value to both scholars of Japanese history and contemporary international relations. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40810254336097,"sku":"9781032148298","price":158.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_14032199_jpg.jpg?v=1705545701","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032148298-japans-threat-perception-during-the-cold","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}