“In their excellent new book Giulio Pugliese and Aurelio Insisa weigh in on the propaganda skirmishing that has intensified since Japan nationalized the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in 2012. They draw attention to the ‘battle for shaping the global narrative on Chinese and Japanese behavior’, one that sacrifices history on the altar of nationalism.” (Jeff Kingston, Professor of Asian Studies, Temple University, Japan)
“Examining the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands dispute through the lens of neo-classical analysis, Pugliese and Insisa contrast the respective propaganda narratives of each side, cogently arguing against the constructivist analysis of Sino-Japanese rivalry.” (June Teufel Dreyer, Professor of Political Science, University of Miami)
“A powerful text which acknowledges the equal importance of the three dimensions of current Sino-Japanese relations - military, nationalist-emotional, and economic - and analyses their intertwining with great clarity.” (Ronald P. Dore, Prof. Emeritus London University)
“An excellent analysis of the recent development of hostilities in Japan-China relations caused by the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute and both countries' new leadership. The authors fully explained the worsening of bilateral relations and its impact on peace in East Asia.” (Susumu Yabuki, Prof. Emeritus Yokohama City University)
“This is a succinct, clear and helpful account. It also uses powerful analytic tools from the school of neo-classical realism. This is a relationship that matters massively to the region and the world. We need solid frameworks to try to locate it, and this work supplies some. It also has the huge virtue of being short, and to the point.” (Kerry Brown, Professor of Chinese Politics, Director of Lau China Institute, King’s College London, UK)