Nester, William R.

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NESTER, William R.

NESTER, William R. American, b. 1956. Genres: Politics/Government. Career: Amvic Language School, Okayama, Japan, teacher of English and French, 1980-81; Berkeley Language School, Tokyo, Japan, teacher of English and French, 1983; ABC Language School, Tokyo, teacher of English and French, 1983-84; University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, England, lecturer in Far East politics, 1987-89; St. John's University, Jamaica, NY, assistant professor, 1989-95, associate professor, 1995-96, professor of government and politics, 1996-. Publications: Japan's Growing Power over East Asia and the World Economy, 1990; The Foundation of Japanese Power, 1990; Japanese Industrial Targeting, 1991; Japan and the Third World, 1991; European Power and the Japanese Challenge, 1993; American Power, the New World Order, and the Japanese Challenge, 1993; International Relations: Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Conflict and Cooperation, 1995; Ends of the Earth, 1995; Power across the Pacific, 1996; The War for America's Natural Resources, 1997; American Industrial Policy, 1997; A Short History of American Industrial Policies, 1998; From Mountain Man to Millionaire: The "Bold and Dashing Life" of Robert Campbell, 1999; The Great Frontier War, 2000; The First Global War, 2000; Haughty Conquerors, 2000; International Relations: Politics and Economics in the 21st Century, 2000; The Arikara War, 2001. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to magazines and newspapers. Address: Department of Government and Politics, St. John's University, Jamaica, NY 11439, U.S.A.