{"product_id":"9781780634470","title":"The Evolution of the US-Japan Alliance: The Eagle and the Chrysanthemum","description":"The US-Japan alliance has contributed significantly towards the development of the Japanese security strategy. \u003cb\u003eThe Evolution of the US-Japan Alliance\u003c\/b\u003e explores developments in the alliance between the US and Japan and analyzes the transformation of the Japanese security strategy from 1960 to 2013. It also describes the rise and the decline of Japanese pacifism and of the Yoshida Doctrine, the post war security strategy. Moreover, this book highlights how the end of the Cold War forced Japan to rethink its security strategy and post war pacifism. Japan has abandoned its identity of “peaceful nation”, turning itself into a “normal national”, drawing closer to the United States.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides readers with a theoretical framework through which they can make sense of the evolutions of the US-Japan alliance and the evolution of the Japanese security strategy throughout post war history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides a comprehensive overview of the shifts in the Japanese security strategies and in the American foreign and security policies in the Asia Pacific region.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMakes extensive use of primary sources. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddresses main debates on security alliances and security strategies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncorporates the latest events such as the American Pivot to Asia. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Elsevier Science","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161527402736,"sku":"9781780634470","price":141.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780634470_p0.jpg?v=1763713837","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780634470","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}