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Sanctions and Honorary Whites Diplomatic Policies and Economic Realities in Relations Between Japan and South Africa
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Masako Osada
Book Code: GM1877
ISBN: 0-313-31877-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31877-1
272 pages, Tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 2/28/2002
List Price: $106.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Series Title: Contributions to the Study of World History
Series Number: 93
Reviews:
  • Critically examines the unlikely friendship between apartheid South Africa and 'non-white' Japan. Probes the very different foreign policy-making mechanisms of the two nations and analyzes their ambivalent bilateral relations against the background of post-colonial and Cold War politics.
    —Africa Book Ceatre Book Review     Autumn 2002
Description: This study critically examines for the first time the unlikely friendship between apartheid South Africa and "non-white" Japan. In the mid-1980s, Japan became South Africa's largest trading partner, while South Africa purportedly treated Japanese citizens in the Republic as "honorary whites" under apartheid. Osada probes the very different foreign policy-making mechanisms of the two nations and analyzes their ambivalent bilateral relations against the background of postcolonial and Cold War politics. She concludes that these diplomatic policies were adopted not voluntarily or willingly, but out of necessity due to external circumstances and international pressure. Why did Japan exercise sanctions against South Africa in spite of their strong economic ties? How effective were these sanctions? What did the sensational term "honorary whites" actually mean? When and how did this special treatment begin? How did South Africa get away with apparently treating the Japanese as "whites" but not Chinese, other "Coloureds," Indians, and so forth? By using Japan's sanctions against South Africa and South Africa's honorary white treatment of the Japanese as key concepts, the author describes the development of bilateral relations during this unique era. The book also covers the fascinating historical interaction between the two countries from the mid-17th century onward.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Historical Background on Japan-South Africa Relations until 1959
  • Japan-South Africa Relations from 1960 to 1991
  • Characteristics of Japan's Sanctions against South Africa
  • Japan's Foreign Policy and Sanctions against South Africa
  • Legal and Social Realities of the "Honorary White" Status
  • South Africa's Foreign Policy and the "Honorary White" Status
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
LC Card Number: 2001033751
LCC Class: DS849
Dewey Class: 327
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