{"product_id":"histories-of-international-legal-theories-maiko-meguro-9781526174949","title":"Histories of International Legal Theories in Japan: From Dialogue to Conversation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents the first systematic account of Japanese international legal theory; edited by Japanese scholars, the volume traces thirteen influential scholars and spans over a century. It examines how theorists positioned outside international law's Western centre developed sophisticated frameworks to address tensions between Western modernity and their own experiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book's central contribution proposes 'conversation'--continuous engagement that respects differences between legal traditions--as an alternative to 'dialogue', which often reproduces existing hierarchies by assuming all perspectives can be reconciled. Through detailed intellectual biographies across six historical periods, contributors reveal how Japanese scholars strategically employed legal positivism, articulated transcivilizational perspectives, and developed concepts of normative multilateralism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAddressed at scholars of international law, legal theory, and comparative legal traditions, this volume demonstrates that the discipline's future requires genuinely reciprocal exchange where diverse perspectives can coexist productively.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maiko Meguro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526174944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526174949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Maiko Meguro","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48114157420799,"sku":"9781526174949","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38d2f319-0cd2-40f2-a636-062a94da57a4.jpg?v=1769619457","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/histories-of-international-legal-theories-maiko-meguro-9781526174949","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}