American Power, the New World Order and the Japanese Challenge

William Nester is the author of more than thirty books on international relations, military history, and the nature of power. He is a Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at St. John s University in New York, USA.

• Introduction - PART 1: LIBERALISM, NEOMERCANTILISM, AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER - Power and the Changing Nature of International Relations - American Liberalism: Triumph and Tragedy - Japanese Neomercantilism: The New Hegemony - PART 2: POLITICAL ECONOMIC BATTLEGROUNDS - The Shifting Balance of Economic Power - The Shifting Balance of Political Power: Hearts, Minds, and Policies - American Policy toward Japan: The Sisyphean Dilemma or What is the Sound of One Hand Clapping? - The Mature Industry Front - The Foreign Investment Front - The High Technology Front - The Financial Front - PART 3: WHAT IS TO BE DONE? - American Power and the Japanese Challenge into the Twenty-First Century - Notes - Index