{"product_id":"the-kurillian-knot-a-history-of-japanese-russian-border-negotiations-hardcover","title":"The Kurillian Knot: A History of Japanese-Russian Border Negotiations - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHiroshi Kimura\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Ealey\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an answer to the mystery of why no peace treaty has yet been signed between Japan and Russia after more than sixty years since the end of World War Two. The author, a leading authority on Japanese-Russian diplomatic history, was trained at the Russian Institute of Columbia University. This volume contributes to our understanding of not only the intricacies of bilateral relations between Moscow and Tokyo, but, more generally, of Russia's and Japan's modes of foreign policy formation. The author also discusses the U.S. factor, which helped make Russia and Japan distant neighbors, and the threat from China, which might help these countries come closer in the near future. It would be hardly possible to discuss the future prospects of Northeast Asia without having first read this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiroshi Kimura is professor emeritus at Hokkaido University and at the International Center for Japanese Studies. His major publications in English include \u003ci\u003eDistant Neighbors\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eInternational Negotiation: Actors, Structural Process, Values\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), which he coedited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9.08 x 6.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 28, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757620560160,"sku":"9780804758352","price":111.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8eb0e2ceca71110756b4ec23250d9556.webp?v=1780106996","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-kurillian-knot-a-history-of-japanese-russian-border-negotiations-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}