Table of Contents

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

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Presents Japan as an independent agent, not a state whose policy was determined by the actions of other nations.

About the Author

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).

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

"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