Rethinking Sino-Japanese Alienation

Contemporary political and societal relations between China and Japan are poisoned by divergent historical memories.

This book addresses this problem from novel outsider perspectives.

Introduction to the Book; Part I - Historical Similarities and Historical Opportunities; 1 China and Japan: Historical Parallels Versus a Narcissism of Small Differences; Part II - Constructing History Collectively for Northeast Asia Since 1840; 2 Confronting the China-Japan History Problem in Northeast Asia; 3 Evaluating Northeast Asian History Collectively; Part III - Negotiating a New Great Power Bargain: Contemporary Sino-Japanese Strategic Relations in Historical Context; 4 Unpacking the Contemporary Strategic Problem in Northeast Asia; 5 No Bargains: Understanding Contemporary Sino-Japanese Strategic Relations; 6 Re-visiting the Historical Context of Sino-Japanese Strategic Relations, 1400-1900; 7 Opportunities for a Great Power Bargain Between China and Japan; Conclusions to the Book