Study Questions: The meaning of power and culture and the interactions between the two. These offer a totally new perspective on the ways leaders in both countries actually viewed the war they were waging. Akira Iriye, Power and Culture: The Japanese-American War 1941-1945. Iriye has drawn his conclusions from original research, using official Japanese archives and recently declassified American documents. Indeed, as Iriye shows, the stunning success of Japanese-American postwar relations can be understood only in the light of a deep convergence of their ideals. /rebates/2fPower-and-Culture-The-Japanese-American-War-1941-1945-Akira-Iriye2fbook2f522549623fqsort3ddr&. As the war drew to a close, these statesmen began to plan for a cooperative world structure that was remarkably similar to the ideas of American policymakers. His thesis is bold, for he convincingly demonstrates that throughout the war many Japanese leaders shared with their American counterparts an essentially Wilsonian vision of international cooperation. Akira Iriye examines the Japanese-American war for the first time from the cultural perspectives of both countries, arguing that it was more a search for international order than a ruthless pursuit of power. Akira Iriye examines the JapaneseAmerican war for the first time from the cultural perspectives of both countries, arguing that it was more a search for international order than a ruthless pursuit. Available at Healey Library Main Stacks (D769.1. By focusing on the interplay between culture and international relations, one of the world’s most distinguished scholars of United States-Japanese affairs offers a startling reassessment of what the war really meant to the two combatants. Power and culture the Japanese-American War, 1941-1945 / Akira Iriye. Power and Culture challenges existing assumptions about the war in the Pacific.

Power and Culture by Akira Iriye