Table of Contents

Part 1 The argument; Chapter 1 Philosophies of history; Chapter 2 The early stirrings of internationalism; Chapter 3 The birth of the United Nations; Chapter 4 The use of armed force; Chapter 5 The enactment of Japan's Peace Constitution; Chapter 6 From the world's United Nations to the United Nations as no man's land; Chapter 7 The revival of the UN; Chapter 8 Japan's international role and the Constitution; Chapter 9 A UN-centred foreign policy and bilateral relations; Chapter 10 The restructuring and strengthening of the UN; Part 2 Other points of view; Chapter 11 Wanting to throw off a nasty burden, but suppressing the urge, Midori Yajima; Chapter 12 Contributions, yes, but geared to the complex needs of a complex world, Yutaka Kōsai; Chapter 13 To die for high principle?, Shinsuke Yoshimura; Chapter 14 Economic and cultural rather than military contributions, Shinji Fukukawa; Chapter 15 The need to wait for a generation change, Yukio Matsuyama; Chapter 16 Limits on the spirit of self-sacrifice, Shijūrō Ogata; Chapter 17 The advantages of diversity, Masahiko Aoki; Chapter 18 The fork in the road, Kazuo Chiba;