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This book discusses Japan’s international relations prior to 1945 with its focus on war and after 1945 during the Cold War era with its focus on globalization and also examines Japan’s international relations as an academic discipline. Part I describes and analyzes (1) how modern Japan coped with the coerced opening of the country, (2) how major powers aspired and alternated their hegemonic positions in East Asia in the extended twentieth century and (3) how global politics has been evolving with the three distinctive paradigms: the Westphalian, Philadelphian and Anti-Utopian. Part II describes and analyzes (1) how Japan foresees the future on the eve of the Cold War: the metamorphosis from Pax Americana Phase II to Pax Consortis, (2) how Japan envisages regionalism in Asia with sub-nationally and functionally articulated ideas for East and Southeast Asia, (3) Japan’s 21st century manifesto of foreign policy is presented as the best mix of classical realism, transformative pragmatism and liberal internationalism and (4) Japan’s manifesto as an Asian state is to deploy manufacturing/technological statecraft on the basis of East Asian peace. Part III focuses on theorizings of international relations from various angles. In light of hyperglobalization, theorizing global politics (as distinguished from international politics) is called for with two latest studies on global quasi-legislative politics and typology of Asian societies given as examples.

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In this significant work, the prominent scholar of international relations theory Takashi Inoguchi offers a useful perspective on the past and future of his academic discipline. -Kenneth B. Pyle, Henry M. Jackson Professor of International Studies Emeritus, University of Washington This is a valuable set of essays analyzing the field of international relations from a variety of different perspectives. The first four chapters scrutinize the main theories in the field as they developed over time in Europe, the United States, and Asia. The next six chapters shift the focus to international relations in Japan. These treatments overlap, however, since the author integrates Asian material into the first sections and examines the impact of foreign relations on Japan in the latter parts. There are few scholars who could match Takashi Inoguchi's familiarity with the rich historical knowledge on display here. One of the unusual strengths of this work is the careful attention paid to the sociology of science. Rather than viewing the academic field of IR as solely the product of state interactions, Inoguchi studies carefully the way in which different academic structures shape IR in different parts of the world. His treatment of the sociology of knowledge in Japanese academia is especially enlightening-in many respects, the best I have read. Inoguchi demonstrates that it matters considerably whether international relations is studied in a program of political science, law, moral philosophy, or economics, and whether its practitioners publish mainly in English or other languages. The book touches upon many different periods, cultures, theories, and comparative arguments, which should attract a wide audience. -Gregory J. Kasza, Professor Emeritus, East Asian Languages & Cultures and Political Science, Indiana University

In this significant work, the prominent scholar of international relations theory Takashi Inoguchi offers a useful perspective on the past and future of his academic discipline. -Kenneth B. Pyle, Henry M. Jackson Professor of International Studies Emeritus, University of Washington

There are few scholars who could match Takashi Inoguchi's familiarity with the rich historical knowledge on display here.... His treatment of the sociology of knowledge in Japanese academia is especially enlightening-in many respects, the best I have read. -Gregory J. Kasza, Professor Emeritus, East Asian Languages & Cultures and Political Science, Indiana University In this significant work, the prominent scholar of international relations theory Takashi Inoguchi offers a useful perspective on the past and future of his academic discipline. -Kenneth B. Pyle, Henry M. Jackson Professor of International Studies Emeritus, University of Washington

“In this significant work, the prominent scholar of international relations theory Takashi Inoguchi offers a useful perspective on the past and future of his academic discipline.” —Kenneth B. Pyle, Henry M. Jackson Professor of International Studies Emeritus, University of Washington “There are few scholars who could match Takashi Inoguchi’s familiarity with the rich historical knowledge on display here.… His treatment of the sociology of knowledge in Japanese academia is especially enlightening—in many respects, the best I have read.” —Gregory J. Kasza, Professor Emeritus, East Asian Languages & Cultures and Political Science, Indiana University

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Takashi Inoguchi (Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology) is Eminent Scholar-Professor at J.F. Oberlin University in Tokyo, Emeritus Professor at the University of Tokyo and former UN Assistant Secretary-General. He was awarded the endowed chair in ISQOLS and the lifetime achievement award from WAPOR Asia. He has published about 150 books, the latest of which is The Development of Global Legislative Politics.

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