Ghosts in the Neighborhood: Why Japan Is Haunted by Its Past and Germany Is Not (Emerging Democracies)

Review\n“Ghosts in the Neighborhood has an intriguing new take on an old question—Why has Germany managed to reconcile with its neighbors while Japan has not? Hatch’s fascinating book explains how international institutions and U.S. policy shaped regional relations, offering important new insights into the postwar global order.” 
—Mary Alice Haddad, John E. Andrus Professor of Government, Wesleyan University ― Mary Alice Haddad\n“Ghosts in the Neighborhood is an innovative study that will reach readers in the fields of political science, general history and area studies. The emphasis on regionalism, institution building and the different politics of the USA in Europe and Asia adds important new insights to the debate about politics of the past in Germany and Japan.” 
—Wolfgang Schwentker, Professor Emeritus of Intellectual and Cultural History, Osaka University ― Wolfgang Schwentker\nGermany, which brutalized its neighbors in Europe for centuries, has mostly escaped the ghosts of the past, while Japan remains haunted in Asia. The most common explanation for this difference is that Germany knows better how to apologize; Japan is viewed as “impenitent.” Walter F. Hatch rejects the conventional wisdom and argues that Germany has achieved reconciliation with neighbors by showing that it can be a trustworthy partner in regional institutions like the European Union and NATO; Japan has never been given that opportunity (by its dominant partner, the U.S.) to demonstrate such an ability to cooperate. This book rigorously defends the argument that political cooperation—not discourse or economic exchange—best explains Germany’s relative success and Japan’s relative failure in achieving reconciliation with neighbors brutalized by each regional power in the past. It uses paired case studies (Germany-France and Japan-South Korea; Germany-Poland and Japan-China) to gauge the effect of these competing variables on public opinion over time. With numerous charts, each of the four empirical chapters illustrates the powerful causal relationship between institution building and interstate reconciliation.

Politics & Social Sciences

Hatch, Walter

Politics & Government

University of Michigan Press

<div> Germany, which brutalized its neighbors in Europe for centuries, has mostly escaped the ghosts of the past, while Japan remains haunted in Asia. The most common explanation for this difference is that Germany knows better how to apologize; Japan is viewed as "impenitent." Walter F. Hatch rejects the conventional wisdom and argues that Germany has achieved reconciliation with neighbors by showing that it can be a trustworthy partner in regional institutions like the European Union and NATO; Japan has never been given that opportunity (by its dominant partner, the U.S.) to demonstrate such an ability to cooperate. This book rigorously defends the argument that political cooperation--not discourse or economic exchange--best explains Germany's relative success and Japan's relative failure in achieving reconciliation with neighbors brutalized by each regional power in the past. It uses paired case studies (Germany-France and Japan-South Korea; Germany-Poland and Japan-China) to gauge the effect of these competing variables on public opinion over time. With numerous charts, each of the four empirical chapters illustrates the powerful causal relationship between institution building and interstate reconciliation. </div>

Asia in Japan's Embrace: Building a Regional Production Alliance (Cambridge Asia-Pacific Studies)

This book is an incisive analysis of Japan's deepening economic presence in Asia. The authors argue that Japanese business and government elites are working together to build an expanded--and potentially exclusive--production zone. They show how a complex web of production networks develop and that such strategic control of technology is a unique model of globalization. Asia in Japan's Embrace is highly accessible, up to date, comprehensive and controversial, outlining the policy implications of the Japan-Asia alliance and its impact on global trade.

Business & Money

Yamamura, Kozo

Economics

Cambridge University Press

This book is an incisive analysis of Japan's deepening economic presence in Asia. The authors argue that Japanese business and government elites are working together to build an expanded--and potentially exclusive--production zone. They show how a complex web of production networks develop and that such strategic control of technology is a unique model of globalization. Asia in Japan's Embrace is highly accessible, up to date, comprehensive and controversial, outlining the policy implications of the Japan-Asia alliance and its impact on global trade.

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Ghosts in the Neighborhood: Why Japan Is Haunted by Its Past and Germany Is Not (Emerging Democracies)

Ghosts in the Neighborhood: Why Japan Is Haunted by Its Past and Germany Is Not (Emerging Democracies)

Asia in Japan's Embrace: Building a Regional Production Alliance (Cambridge Asia-Pacific Studies)

Asia in Japan's Embrace: Building a Regional Production Alliance (Cambridge Asia-Pacific Studies)

Asia in Japan's Embrace: Building a Regional Production Alliance (Cambridge Asia-Pacific Studies)