Japan's Response to the Gorbachev Era, 1985-1991: A Rising Superpower Views a Declining One

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Gorbachev's transformation of both Soviet socialism and the Cold War world atmosphere kindled a far-reaching debate in Japan. Would Japan at last free itself of its secondary postwar standing Would a new Soviet system and world order soon be established Gilbert Rozman argues in Japan's Response to the Gorbachev Era, that Japanese perceptions of t

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"This is a valuable, detailed case-study of Japanese perceptions of the rise of Gorbachev that sheds considerable light not only on this subject but on Japanese decision-making, domestic politics and attitudes toward the outside world."--Foreign Affairs