▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Pacific ▁E str ang ement : ▁Japanese ▁and ▁American ▁Exp ansion , ▁ 1 8 9 7 – 1 9 1 1 . ▁But ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Power ▁and ▁Culture : ▁the ▁Japanese - American ▁War , ▁ 1 9 4 1 – 1 9 4 5 ▁explained ▁in ▁more ▁optim istic ▁terms ▁the ▁almost ▁instant aneous ▁transition ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁from ▁ra cial ▁all ▁out ▁war ▁to ▁al liance ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁underlying ▁cultural ▁par alle ls ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries . ▁ ▁Ac ross ▁the ▁Pacific : ▁An ▁Inner ▁History ▁of ▁American - E ast ▁Asian ▁Rel ations , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁surve ys ▁nearly ▁two ▁centuries ▁of ▁interaction , ▁but ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁synth esis ▁of ▁scholar ship ▁in ▁the ▁field ; ▁it ▁looks ▁at ▁how ▁the ▁thinking ▁el ites ▁and ▁polic ym akers ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁countries ▁interact ed , ▁a ▁theme ▁expl ored ▁in ▁the ▁conference ▁volume ▁Mut ual ▁Im ages : ▁Ess ays ▁in ▁American - J apan ese ▁Rel ations ▁( 1 9 7 5 ). ▁ ▁This ▁approach ▁used ▁but ▁moved ▁beyond ▁traditional ▁diplom atic ▁history ▁by ▁incorpor ating ▁cultural ▁pers pect ives , ▁shown ▁also ▁in ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁including ▁The ▁Cold ▁War ▁in ▁Asia , ▁( 1 9 7 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁co - ed ited ▁conference ▁volumes ▁The ▁Orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁in ▁Asia ▁( 1 9