01667nam a2200229Ia 4500 CTU_110223 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 327.73052 F911 Friedman, George The coming war with Japan George Friedman, Meredith LeBard New York St. Martin’s Press 1991 Friedman and Lebard remind us at the beginning of their book that this century has already produced unlikely turns of events. Who in 1960 could have predicted that America 20 years later would be in retreat, defeated by the Vietnamese and reeling before the Iranians? If war with Japan seems impossible, the authors nevertheless deliver on their book's title with an alarming and usually plausible scenario that takes Japan and the United States on a downward spiral from trade friction to protectionism to armed showdown over markets and raw materials. Friedman and Lebard do not shrink from categorical assertions in the future tense--words like "inevitably" and "inexorably" dot the landscape as the pair chart the course of everything from savings rates to hypersonic aircraft. This is a lively, wide-ranging, up-to-date, and data-dense study. Even those who quarrel with the conclusion will find it stimulating. Highly recommended to specialists and general readers alike. United states,Japan,United states,Japan Foreign relations,Foreign relations,Foreign relations,Foreign relations 1989-,1945-1989 Japan,United states Năm Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ