Eisaku Sato, Japanese Prime Minister, 1964-72 - Okinawa, Foreign Relations, Domestic Politics and the Nobel Prize

This book is a biography of Eisaku Sat¿ (1901-75), who served as prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972, before Prime Minister Abe the longest uninterrupted premiership in Japanese history.

List of contents

Foreword Introduction – A Brilliant Clan: Matsuoka Yōsuke and the Three Satō Brothers Ichirō, Nobusuke, and Eisaku Chapter 1 – From Being the "Slowpoke" of the Ministry of Railways to "Triple-Jump Eisaku" Chapter 2 – “An Honor Student of the Yoshida School”: Satō’s Turn to Politics Chapter 3 – "The Politics of Waiting": From Finance Minister in the Kishi Cabinet to MITI Minister under Ikeda Chapter 4 – "Social Development" and "Independent Diplomacy": The First Satō Government Chapter 5 – The Reversion of Okinawa and the "Secret Agreement": The Second Satō Government Chapter 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

About the author

Ryuji Hattori is Professor in the Faculty of Policy Studies at Chuo University, Japan and has an MA from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University.
Graham B. Leonard is an independent translator and researcher based in Seattle, Washington, USA

Summary

This book is a biography of Eisaku Sato (1901-75), who served as prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972, before Prime Minister Abe the longest uninterrupted premiership in Japanese history.

Product details

• Authors: Ryuji Hattori
• Assisted by: Graham B. Leonard (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780367537760
• ISBN: 978-0-367-53776-0
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Japan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, International Relations, Political leaders & leadership, Asian History, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, Political leaders and leadership, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), POETRY / Shakespeare, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General