Middle kingdom and empire of the rising sun
Subtitle: Sino-Japanese relations, past and present
By: June Teufel Dreyer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 454
ISBN-13: 9780195375664
Subjects: Foreign relations
Description: "Japan and China have been rivals for more than a millennium. Until the late nineteenth century, China was the more powerful, while Japan took the upper hand in the twentieth century. Now, China's resurgence has emboldened it as Japan perceives itself falling behind, exacerbating long-standing historical frictions.... Dreyer argues that recent disputes should be seen as manifestations of embedded rivalries rather than as issues whose resolution would provide a lasting solution to deep-standing disputes"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Getting to the present; title: China, Japan, and the coming of the west, 1835-1945; title: Wary engagement, 1945-1969; title: The tortuous path to normalization, 1969-1972; title: The golden age of Sino-Japanese relations, 1972-1989; title: Tarnished gold: 1990-2006; title: Contradictions deepen, 2006-2015; title: Economic rivalry; title: Mutual military apprehensions; title: Taiwan between two powers; title: Conclusions.