Yasushi Watanabe, David L Mcconnell

Soft Power Superpowers (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The term "soft power" describes a country's ability to get what it wants by attracting rather than coercing others - by engaging hearts and minds through cultural and political values and foreign policies that other countries see as legitimate and conducive to their own interests.This book analyzes the soft power assets of the United States and Japan, and how they contributed to one of the most successful, if unlikely, bilateral relationships of the twentieth century. Sponsored by the U.S. Social Science Research Council and the Japan Foundation's Center for Global Partnership, the book brings together anthropologists, political scientists, historians, economists, diplomats, and others to explore the multiple axes of soft power that operate in the U.S.-Japanese relationship, and between the United States and Japan and other regions of the world.The contributors move beyond an "either-or" concept of hard versus soft power to a more dynamic interpretation, and demonstrate the important role of non-state actors in wielding soft power. They show how public diplomacy on both sides of the Pacific - bolstered by less formal influences such as popular cultural icons, product brands, martial arts, baseball, and educational exchanges - has led to a vibrant U.S.-Japanese relationship since World War II despite formidable challenges. Emphasizing the essentially interactive nature of persuasion, the book highlights an approach to soft power that has many implications for the world today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317459644
• Artikelnr.: 42188229

Autorenporträt

Yasushi Watanabe, Yasushi Watanabe, Dabid L. McConnell

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Perception
Part II: Higher Education
Part III. Popular Culture
Part IV: Public Diplomacy
Part V: Civil Society
About the Editors and Contributors
Index

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List of Tables and Figures, Foreword, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Part I: Perception, Part II: Higher Education, Part III. Popular Culture, Part IV: Public Diplomacy, Part V: Civil Society, About the Editors and Contributors, Index