Preface Introduction The Paris Peace Conference The Washington Conference of 1921-1922 Handling Nationalism in China, 1923-1929 World Depression and Military Expansion, 1929-1932 Departure from Internationalism, 1932-1936 Facing the Communist International, 1935-1937 The Sino-Japanese War-First Phase, 1937-1939 Japan, China and the European War, 1939-1941 The Asia-Pacific War, 1941-1943 Concluding Thoughts Bibliography Index
Presents Japan as an independent agent, not a state whose policy was determined by the actions of other nations.
Ian Nish is Professor Emeritus of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His most recent publications are Japan's Struggle with Internationalism, 1931-33 (1993) and The Iwakura Mission in America and Europe (1998).
?[p]rovides a good if basic introduction to Japanese international
relations between 1919 and 1943, and as such will serve as a useful
supplement for classes addressing prewar Japanese history.?-H-Net
Reviews
?Nish provides a well-structured survey of Japan's struggle for its
own national and international identity from 1919 through 1943 as
it emerged as one of the great powers in Asia and the
world....Anchored in ten years of extensive research, this is a
lucidly written, useful addition to a growing summa of
interpretations on the controversial Japanese foreign policy during
the interwar era. Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, and
faculty.?-Choice
?Numerous scholars have written about Japanese foreign policy in
the interwar period, and one is tempted to wonder if yet another
account is genuinely needed, but when it comes from the pen of such
a senior historian as Ian Nish, the answer is a resounding "yes."
Nish has produced an archetypical study through his careful
collection of evidence, through his judicious assessments, and
through his lucid presentation: in short, this study is a hallmark
of professional maturity and sophistication.?-The American
Historical Review
?Students of Modern Japan and international history are indebted,
once again, to Ian Nish, who is the world's leading authority on
the Anglo-Japanese alliance....Nish wields the steady hand of a
master craftsman in a new synthesis of Japanese diplmacy from
1919-1943....As an up-to-date compendium of recent European
scholarship on Japanese imperialism, this is an invaluable survey.
As a compact yet authoritative synthesis of Japanese foreign policy
initiates from 1919 to 1943, it will remain a standard reference
for years to come.?-International History Review
"Ýp¨rovides a good if basic introduction to Japanese international
relations between 1919 and 1943, and as such will serve as a useful
supplement for classes addressing prewar Japanese history."-H-Net
Reviews
"[p]rovides a good if basic introduction to Japanese international
relations between 1919 and 1943, and as such will serve as a useful
supplement for classes addressing prewar Japanese history."-H-Net
Reviews
"Nish provides a well-structured survey of Japan's struggle for its
own national and international identity from 1919 through 1943 as
it emerged as one of the great powers in Asia and the
world....Anchored in ten years of extensive research, this is a
lucidly written, useful addition to a growing summa of
interpretations on the controversial Japanese foreign policy during
the interwar era. Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, and
faculty."-Choice
"Numerous scholars have written about Japanese foreign policy in
the interwar period, and one is tempted to wonder if yet another
account is genuinely needed, but when it comes from the pen of such
a senior historian as Ian Nish, the answer is a resounding "yes."
Nish has produced an archetypical study through his careful
collection of evidence, through his judicious assessments, and
through his lucid presentation: in short, this study is a hallmark
of professional maturity and sophistication."-The American
Historical Review
"Students of Modern Japan and international history are indebted,
once again, to Ian Nish, who is the world's leading authority on
the Anglo-Japanese alliance....Nish wields the steady hand of a
master craftsman in a new synthesis of Japanese diplmacy from
1919-1943....As an up-to-date compendium of recent European
scholarship on Japanese imperialism, this is an invaluable survey.
As a compact yet authoritative synthesis of Japanese foreign policy
initiates from 1919 to 1943, it will remain a standard reference
for years to come."-International History Review
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