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Akira Iriye (ed.), Mutual Images: Essays in American-Japanese Relations. Cambridge, Mass. & London: Harvard University Press, 1975, x, 304 pp

Akira Iriye (ed.), Mutual Images: Essays in American-Japanese Relations. Cambridge, Mass. &... 295 not only wants a broad picture of international events in Asia but some comprehension of the factors which motivate nations to act as they do-and this means getting at the details, China andJapan-A New Balance of Power should be read with care and attention. It makes an important contribution to understanding and that, after all, is what good scholarship is all about. San Francisco State University San Francisco, U.S.A. HARRISON HOLLAND BOOK REVIEWS Akira Iriye (ed.), Mutual Images: Essays in American-Japanese Relations. Cambridge, Mass. & London: Harvard University Press, 1975, x, 304 pp. Usually discussions of international relations tend to concentrate on global strategy, national security, summit diplomacy, and economic interests. This is es- pecially true in the usual treatment of Japanese-American intercourse. It is evident in the handling of Japanese affairs in the regime of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. It is the general thesis of this collection of excellent essays that Japanese and Americans would not, however, be found viewing one another in such rarified atmosphere. "...The importance of studying images is now taken for granted as a starting point for any study of foreign relations" (p. 8). Fortunately, an impressive number of scholars are http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Asian and African Studies (in 2002 continued as African and Asian Studies) Brill

Akira Iriye (ed.), Mutual Images: Essays in American-Japanese Relations. Cambridge, Mass. & London: Harvard University Press, 1975, x, 304 pp

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Brill
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© 1980 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0021-9096
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1568-5217
DOI
10.1163/156852180X00455
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Abstract

295 not only wants a broad picture of international events in Asia but some comprehension of the factors which motivate nations to act as they do-and this means getting at the details, China andJapan-A New Balance of Power should be read with care and attention. It makes an important contribution to understanding and that, after all, is what good scholarship is all about. San Francisco State University San Francisco, U.S.A. HARRISON HOLLAND BOOK REVIEWS Akira Iriye (ed.), Mutual Images: Essays in American-Japanese Relations. Cambridge, Mass. & London: Harvard University Press, 1975, x, 304 pp. Usually discussions of international relations tend to concentrate on global strategy, national security, summit diplomacy, and economic interests. This is es- pecially true in the usual treatment of Japanese-American intercourse. It is evident in the handling of Japanese affairs in the regime of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. It is the general thesis of this collection of excellent essays that Japanese and Americans would not, however, be found viewing one another in such rarified atmosphere. "...The importance of studying images is now taken for granted as a starting point for any study of foreign relations" (p. 8). Fortunately, an impressive number of scholars are

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Journal of Asian and African Studies (in 2002 continued as African and Asian Studies)Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1980

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