Eisaku Sato, Japanese prime minister, 1964-72 : Okinawa, foreign relations, domestic politics and the Nobel prize 9780367537760, 0367537761

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Eisaku Sato, Japanese prime minister, 1964-72 : Okinawa, foreign relations, domestic politics and the Nobel prize
 9780367537760, 0367537761

Table of contents :
Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
List of charts and tables
Map of Japan
Factional Alignments of Notable LDP Politicians, 1955–1972
Introduction – a brilliant clan: Matsuoka Yōsuke and the three Satō brothers: Ichirō, Nobusuke, and Eisaku
1 From being the “Slowpoke” of the Ministry of Railways to “Triple-Jump Eisaku”
2 “An Honor Student of the Yoshida School”: Satō’s turn to politics
3 “The Politics of Waiting”: from Finance Minister in the Kishi government to MITI Minister under Ikeda
4 “Social Development” and “Independent Foreign
Policy”: the first Satō government
5 The reversion of Okinawa and the “Secret Agreement”: the second Satō government
6 2,797 days: the third Satō government, longest and undefeatable
Conclusion – The Nobel Peace Prize: the glory of Satō’s final years and his sudden death
Afterword
Notes
Index

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