Altered States: The United States and Japan since the Occupation

337 Pages·1997·25.61 MB·English

by  Michael Schaller

ALTERED STATES
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Altered States
THE UNITED STATES
AND JAPAN SINCE THE
OCCUPATION
Michael Schaller
New York Oxford
Oxford University Press
1997
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Schaller, Michael, 1947-
Altered states: the United States and Japan
since the occupation / Michael Schaller.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-19-506916-1
1. United States—Foreign relations—Japan.
2. Japan—Foreign relations—United States.
3. United States—Foreign relations—1945-1989.
4. United States—Foreign relations—1989-
I. Title.
E183.8.J3S28 1997 327.73052—dc21 97-8995
135798642
Printed in the United States of America
on acid free paper.
This book is dedicated to Sue and to our children,
Nick, Gabe, and Daniel
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CONTENTS
Prologue 3
1. Japan: From Enemy to Ally, 1945-50 7
2. The Korean War and the Peace with Japan, 1950-52 31
3. United States-Japan Economic Cooperation, 1950-53 47
4. In the Shadow of the Occupation: Japan and
the United States, 1952-55 62
5. China and Japan, 1952-60 77
6. Southeast Asian Dominos and Japanese-American
Trade, 1953-60 96
7. Japanese-American Political Relations, 1954-58 113
8. The Struggle to Revise the Security Treaty, 1957-60 127
9. Politics and Security: The Treaty Crisis of 1960 143
10. The New Frontier in the Pacific 163
11. The United States, Japan, and the Vietnam War, 1964-68 184
12. The "Nixon Shocks" and the Transformation of Japanese-American
Relations, 1969-74 210
Epilogue—Altered States: From Cold War to New World Order 245
Notes 261
Bibliography 297
Index 301
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