Walter F. Hatch is Professor Emeritus of Government at Colby College.

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.

• PrefaceList of IllustrationsChapter OneIntroduction: Ghosts, Regionalism and ReconciliationChapter TwoBloody History in Two RegionsChapter ThreeGermany and France: Creating UnionChapter FourJapan and South Korea: Enmity Between AlliesChapter FiveGermany and Poland: Enlarging the TentChapter SixJapan and China: Can’t Buy Me LoveChapter SevenJanus-Faced Superpower: The U.S. Role in Different RegionalismsChapter EightThe Healing Power of InstitutionsNotesReferencesIndex

Walter F. Hatch is Professor Emeritus of Government at Colby College.

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.

• PrefaceList of IllustrationsChapter OneIntroduction: Ghosts, Regionalism and ReconciliationChapter TwoBloody History in Two RegionsChapter ThreeGermany and France: Creating UnionChapter FourJapan and South Korea: Enmity Between AlliesChapter FiveGermany and Poland: Enlarging the TentChapter SixJapan and China: Can’t Buy Me LoveChapter SevenJanus-Faced Superpower: The U.S. Role in Different RegionalismsChapter EightThe Healing Power of InstitutionsNotesReferencesIndex

Walter F. Hatch is Professor Emeritus of Government at Colby College.

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.

• PrefaceList of IllustrationsChapter OneIntroduction: Ghosts, Regionalism and ReconciliationChapter TwoBloody History in Two RegionsChapter ThreeGermany and France: Creating UnionChapter FourJapan and South Korea: Enmity Between AlliesChapter FiveGermany and Poland: Enlarging the TentChapter SixJapan and China: Can’t Buy Me LoveChapter SevenJanus-Faced Superpower: The U.S. Role in Different RegionalismsChapter EightThe Healing Power of InstitutionsNotesReferencesIndex