{"product_id":"sanctions-and-honorary-whites-diplomatic-policies-and-economic-realities-in-relations-between-japan-and-south-africa-hardcover","title":"Sanctions and Honorary Whites: Diplomatic Policies and Economic Realities in Relations Between Japan and South Africa - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMasako Osada\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy 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 \u003ci\u003esanctions\u003c\/i\u003e against South Africa and South Africa's \u003ci\u003ehonorary white\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMASAKO OSADA is a freelance journalist and political analyst based in Johannesburg.\/e She was educated in Japan, the United States, and South Africa, and holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of the Witwatersrand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.48 x 6.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47520404078813,"sku":"9780313318771","price":194.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ip11v0ZBT-9780313318771.webp?v=1772239848","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/sanctions-and-honorary-whites-diplomatic-policies-and-economic-realities-in-relations-between-japan-and-south-africa-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}