Japan’s International Relations at the Crossroads Wars, Globalization and Japanese Theorizings in the Extended Twentieth Century

“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