Eisaku Sato, Japanese Prime Minister, 1964-72: Okinawa, Foreign Relations, Domestic Politics and the Nobel Prize

ISBN-13: 9780367537777 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 308 str.

Ryuji Hattori; Graham B. Leonard

Opis

This book is a biography of Eisaku Satō (1901-75), who served as prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972, before Prime Minister Abe the longest uninterrupted premiership in Japanese history.

Spis treści

Foreword Introduction – A Brilliant Clan: Matsuoka Yōsuke and the Three Satō Brothers Ichirō, Nobusuke, and Eisaku Chapter 1 – From Being the "Slowpoke" of the Ministry of Railways to "Triple-Jump Eisaku" Chapter 2 – “An Honor Student of the Yoshida School”: Satō’s Turn to Politics Chapter 3 – "The Politics of Waiting": From Finance Minister in the Kishi Cabinet to MITI Minister under Ikeda Chapter 4 – "Social Development" and "Independent Diplomacy": The First Satō Government Chapter 5 – The Reversion of Okinawa and the "Secret Agreement": The Second Satō Government Chapter 6 – 2,797 Days: The Third Satō Government, Longest and Undefeatable Conclusion – The Nobel Peace Prize: The Glory of Satō’s Final Years and his Sudden Death Afterword Notes