The Japanese occupy Manchuria; the US occupies postwar Japan. What does moviemaking have to do with all this? What role do cultural productions, and high-minded idealism, play in domination and brutality? Ian Buruma explores the intersection of culture and politics in his novel The China Lover. Also featured on the program is archived audio of Rachel Carson, speaking after the publication of Silent Spring.
Faruk Tabak, ed., Allies as Rivals: The U.S., Europe, and Japan in a Changing World-System Paradigm, 2007
Could China be the next world hegemon? Will it collaborate with other nations to break the US grip on the rules of the global economy? John Gulick considers whether China has the resources and endowments to take over as world leader. Also, Ward Wilson argues in an essay that Japan's decision to surrender in 1945 was not compelled by the bombing of Hiroshima.
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