The Crafting of the Postwar Peace Treaty with Japan, 19451951

This book examines how the Treaty of Peace with Japan, a momentous agreement that delineated postwar order in the Pacific, was negotiated between Japan and 48 other nations in 1951.

Autorentext

Seung Mo Kang works as an official historian at the South Korean Defense Ministry's Institute of Military History. His research interests include diplomatic history (especially US foreign and security policy) from the late 19th century onwards, grand strategy and maritime security.

Inhalt

1. The Early Attempt for a Peace Settlement and Its Failure, 1945-1947

2. The Transitional Years, 1948-1949

3. The Formative Years and the Japanese Peace Treaty, 1950-1951

4. The Treaty Signatories

5. The Most-Favored-Nation Treatment Conundrum

6. The Reparations Clause

Chapter 7. The High-Seas Fisheries Question

Chapter 8. The Territorial Terms and Undefined Ownership

Chapter 9. The San Francisco Peace Conference