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

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

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