International Politics and the Search for Peace

Since ancient times, humanity has put its collective wisdom toward the effort of achieving peace in the world. And yet, wars nonetheless occur over and over again. Why does the crisis of war never go away? Is it possible to realize peace in the world? First published in 1966, this introductory text on international politics by eminent Japanese political scientist Kōsaka Masataka (1934–1996) has gone through more than 50 printings in his home country and remains in print today. In this work, framed by his interest in the problems of war and of peace, Kōsaka eschewed simply schematizing or idealizing international relations, let alone—as prewar Japanese diplomats and politicians had—giving up on developing an accurate understanding of the issue by simply dismissing it as too complex to understand. Kōsaka drew on the specific cases of arms reduction, economic exchange, and international mechanisms to analyze ongoing issues that are intertwined with national interests and ideologies. By doing so, he painted a systematic portrait of the problem of peace and how to achieve it.

KŌSAKA Masataka
Kōsaka Masataka taught international politics at Kyoto University from 1959 until his passing in 1996. The son of eminent scholar of German philosophy Kōsaka Masaaki, Masataka graduated from Kyoto University Law School and studied at Harvard University from 1960–1962. His 1963 article “Genjitsushugisha no heiwaron” (A Realist’s View of Peace) had a major impact on the discussion of diplomacy in postwar Japan. His numerous works include Saishō Yoshida Shigeru [Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru] (Tokyo: Chūōkōron Shinsha, 1968), Sekai chizu no naka de kangaeru [Thinking within the Map of the World] (Tokyo: Shinchōsha, 1968), Kotengaikō no seijuku to hōkai [Maturity and Collapse in Classical Diplomacy] (Tokyo: Chūōkōron Shinsha, 1978), and Fushigi no Nichi-Bei kankeishi (Tokyo: PHP Institute, 1996), which is available in English as The Remarkable History of Japan-US Relations (Tokyo: JPIC, 2019).

TADOKORO Masayuki
Tadokoro Masayuki (b. 1956) is a professor at International University of Japan and a professor emeritus of Keio University. In 1979, he graduated from Kyoto University where he was a student of Kōsaka Masataka. He also studied at the London School of Economics and has held visiting positions at various other institutions in the US, the UK, and Japan. He also serves as chief editor for the intellectual journal AΣTEION. His publications include Kokusai seiji-keizaigaku [International Political Economy] (Nagoya: University of Nagoya Press, 2008) and Ekkyō no kokusai seiji [International Politics of Immigration] (Tokyo: Yūhikaku, 2018). His publications in English include Japan as a ‘Normal Country’?: A Nation in Search of Its Place in the World (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2011), edited with David Welch and Soeya Yoshihide.

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Political Science

Publisher:
Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture

Hardcover
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ISBN 9784866580661
188 mm x 128 mm / 216 pp. / March 2023

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March 2023

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CONTENTS
Foreword
Preface
Introduction: Perspectives on the Problems of International Politics
Chapter 1: Arms and Peace
Chapter 2: Economic Exchanges and Peace
Chapter 3: International Organizations and Peace
Conclusion: The “Peaceful Nation” and the International Order
Notes
Bibliography
About the Author, Editorial Supervisor, and Translator

世界平和を実現するために人類は古くから叡智を傾けたが、戦いは繰り返された。戦争の危機はなぜ去らないのか――この問いに答える書物は少ない。国際関係を単純に図式化・理想化することなく、また「複雑怪奇」といって正確な認識を諦めることもなく追い求めた著者が、軍縮、経済交流、国際機構などを具体的に検討しながら、国家利益やイデオロギーがからみあう現実世界を分析し、組織的に論じた国際政治の入門書。

高坂正堯
1934–1996。国際政治学者。京都大学教授。ドイツ哲学者・高坂正顕の次男として生まれる。京都大学法学部卒業。ハーバード大学留学（1960–1962）。1963年、『中央公論』に「現実主義者の平和論」を発表、戦後日本外交の研究に大きな影響を与えた。主な著書に『宰相吉田茂』（中央公論新社、1968）、『世界地図の中で考える』（新潮社、1968）、『古典外交の成熟と崩壊』（中央公論新社、1978）、『不思議の日米関係史』（PHP研究所、1996、英訳版として『The Remarkable History of Japan-US Relations』（JPIC、2019）刊行）。

田所昌幸
1956年の大阪生まれ。慶應義塾大学名誉教授。国際大学特任教授。京都大学法学部卒（1979）、同大学院、およびロンドン・スクール・オブ・エコノミックスで学ぶ。国内、アメリカ、イギリスの大学、研究機関で客員教授等を歴任。主要著書に『国連財政―予算から見た国連の実像』（有斐閣、1996）、『「アメリカ」を超えたドル－金融グローバリゼーションと通貨外交』（中央公論新社、2001、サントリー学芸賞）、『国際政治経済学』（名古屋大学出版会、2008、政治研究櫻田会奨励賞）。日本国際政治学会理事（2010–12）、評議員（2012–）。

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