...Otis H. Shao Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1963 1963 China's Cultural Diplomacy . By Herbert Passin . New York : Frederick A. Praeger , Publisher, 1962 . vi , 133 . $4.50. 130 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES alists to visit the Soviet Union; and he became...

...J. L. Cranmer-Byng Chinese Foreign Policy in an Age of Transition. The Diplomacy of Cultural Despair . By Ishwer C. Ojha . Boston : Beacon Press , 1969 . xiv, 226 pp. Index. Cloth, $10.00, Paper, $2.95. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1970 1970 934 JOURNAL...

...Alexis Dudden Negotiating with Imperialism: The Unequal Treaties and the Culture of Japanese Diplomacy . By Michael R. Auslin . Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press , 2004 . viii , 263 pp. $45.00 (cloth). Copyright © Association for Asian Studies 2006 2006 B O O K R E V I...

... and to use transnational consumption of popular culture as a vehicle for cultural diplomacy. It concludes that because cultural exchange entails unpredictability and contingency, it has little appeal for bureaucrats seeking to formulate cultural diplomacy. The result is that multiple and contradictory...

... for engaging with the world in multiple forms, be it in public diplomacy, people's diplomacy, sports diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, or economic cooperation and regional coprosperity (pp. 18–19). Another pattern is the selective shift of the conceptual scope of the world from Eurocentric Wilsonian...

... to be selfish, to betray his friends in order to save himself (p. 102), to fabricate confessions and make eloquent speeches contrary China's Cultural Diplomacy. By HERBERT PASSIN. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publisher, 1962. vi, 133. $4.50. In the years since the Communists took over to his convictions...

... relations might have served to overcome some of these shortcomings had it been included as part of the opening chapter. Despite these weaknesses, this book establishes the significance of American cultural diplomacy initiatives in Japan and serves as an important cautionary tale to those who cite the early...

... REVIEWS 131 carries on an active and comprehensive program of exchange with China. The activities of this program take on new meaning when we view them in the context of the developing Sino-Soviet disputes. Although it is difficult to ascertain the effectiveness of Communist China's cultural diplomacy...

...’ and the Limits of Ecological Modernity,” Miller explores the advent of the pandas in the context of cultural diplomacy in Japan-China relations. Moreover, in his analysis of biopolitics involving the breeding of pandas at Ueno, Miller highlights the “interplay between representation and the natural world within...

.... In chapter 4, on economic ties, Connelly and Bustamente reveal that the evolution of Chinese policy from 1949 to 1990 was marked by a fundamental shift from "cultural diplomacy" to "economic diplomacy." Trade was often used as a tool for attaining political objectives. Beijing sought to use trade and aid...

... cultural diplomacy within the Communist bloc (and Passin wisely does not attempt to do so), a wide avenue of communication is carefully maintained between the two turbulent members of the Communist family. Passin's selected accounts of individual experiences, which he skillfully presents in Part III...

... the dynamics of East Asia international relations. Although nonmilitary dimensions such as economic interdependence, cultural diplomacy, and environmental concerns have increased their weight in the post Cold BOOK REVIEWS ASIA GENERAL 1111 War circumstances, realist aspirations for strong military capability...

... the dynamics of East Asia international relations. Although nonmilitary dimensions such as economic interdependence, cultural diplomacy, and environmental concerns have increased their weight in the post Cold Copyright © Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1998 1998 The Myth of Continents: A Critique...

... War free world. Among the Asian Foundation's many cultural programs was the promotion of the Asian Film Festival, which forged ties among Asia's noncommunist film industries as an efficient form of cultural diplomacy. Through a close reading of Han's film A Jealousy (1960), which features...

.... The display of military might, the commercial interests of merchant groups, cross-cultural diplomacy, and the involvement of foreign powers in internal politics and regional conflicts are all evident from these two episodes. The eleventh to the twelfth century was one of the most vibrant periods...

... with contemporary attempts to promote public and cultural diplomacy, or to depict a common humiliation under colonial powers. 32 The British rule over India is, in particular, linked to the border dispute, as well as the status of Tibet. Other contemporary topics, including urbanization, economic development...

... generalizations about Japanese capitalism, imperialism, and warfare. Accounts of international relations have been almost exclusively those of political relations and only rarely of cultural diplomacy or foreign trade policies. Too often those we do have are extremely one-sided and rely almost exclusively...

... diplomacy, but U.S. policy makers and other readers may find that it is hard to judge its significance without a careful consideration of China's continually growing importance in the global economy, its rising military power, and other aspects of its political and cultural relations in Asian and world...

... French policy towards Japan in the nineteenth century. This book offers a chronological assessment of the most important issues in Franco-Japanese relations during that time, covering the establishment and enforcement of France's treaty relations with Japan, the diplomacy of Leon Roches during the final...

... a crucial example, he reverts to an analytically barren cliche to account for China's military weakness, hence its inability to ensure its sovereignty: "Chinese culture stressed passivity, while the West rewarded aggressiveness" (p. 37). He advocates a "foreignintervention approach," and it is incumbent...