Japan's Quest For A Permanent Security Council Seat
Subtitle: A Matter of Pride or Justice? (St. Antony's)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: October 28, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780312228477
Subjects: Central government; Japan - History; United Nations; History; Politics / Current Events; History: World; Japan; Government - Comparative; International Relations - General; Political Science / International Relations; Political Science / International Security; Political Science-Government - Comparative; Asia - Japan; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; 1989-; Foreign relations; Membership; Security Council; United Nations
First sentence: After Japan recovered its independence in 1952, the goal of Japan's leaders was to pursue a foreign policy which would support the recovery of Japan's economy, and would also help the country to regain an honourable place in international society.