Böcker av Hiroshi Kimura

In the early days of Gorbachev's rise to power in the Soviet Union, an international group of US and Japanese authorities probed the issues and forces that shaped a mammoth struggle within the Soviet Union. This book examines Gorbachev's reforms - the extent of their dramatic changes and the sobering evidence of their limits.

In the early days of Gorbachev's rise to power in the Soviet Union, an international group of U

This is the definitive book on Russo-Japanese relations by the leading authority on the topic.

An analysis of Russia and Japan's strained relations from the end of the Cold War to the late 20th century. Among the themes are the linkage of political and economic issues and comparisons with two notable success stories: the improvement of German-Russian and Sino-Russian relations.

An analysis of the deterioration of Soviet-Japanese relations in the 1970s and 1980s. It examines basic factors shaping the relationship between the two countries, and their conflicting views of the conflict, security, military force and territorial rights, as well as key events of the period.