Satō, America and the Cold War: Us-Japanese Relations, 1964-72

by Fintan Hoey

Using recently released archival material from the US and Japan, this book critically re-examines US-Japanese relations during the tenure of Satō Eisaku, Japan's longest serving prime minister. During these critical years in the Cold War in Asia, with the Vietnam War raging and the acquisition by China of a nuclear capability, Satō closely aligned with the US. This directly contributed to his success in securing the reversion of Okinawa...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137457619
• ISBN13: 9781137457615
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"