Cold War Frontiers in the Asia-Pacific: Divided Territories in the San Francisco System

ISBN-13: 9780415646789 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012

Kimie Hara

Opis

The 'San Francisco System' determined the post-war political and security order in the Asia-Pacific. Drawing on research and analysis, this work gives a comprehensive examination of the system, uncovering key links between the regional problems in the Asia-Pacific and their underlying association with Japan.

Spis treści

Introduction: Rethinking the "Cold War" in the Asia-Pacific  1. Korea: The Divided Peninsula and the Tokdo/Takeshima Dispute  2. Formosa: The Cross-Taiwan Strait Problem  3. The Kurile Islands: The "Northern Territories" Dispute  4. Micronesia: "An American Lake"  5. Antarctica  6. The Spratlys and the Paracels: The South China Sea Dispute  7. The Ryukyus: Okinawa and the Senkaku/Diaoyu Dispute.  Conclusion

O autorze

Kimie Hara is a professor and the Renison Research Professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada.