Introduction 1. The Rise of Autarky in Japanese Strategic Planning 2. International Law and Stove-Pipe Hats 3. Merging the Drives for Autarky and Reform 4. The Road to Ruin: Japan Begins the China Incident 5. Bitter Mortgage: The Economic Consequences of the China Incident 6. To Defend the Open Door 7. Swastika and Red Star: The Imperial Army's Economic and Strategic Dilemmas of 1939 8. Caretakers and the Quest for Autarky: Marking Time 148 9. The Navy's Price: Japan Commences the Southward Advance 10. To Arm and Appease 11. Unsettled Details: The Debate over the Southward Advance 12. Soft Words and Big Sticks 13. A Final Wager: Japan Consummates the Southward Advance 14. The Pacific War Bibliography Index
Michael A. Barnhart is Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair, Department of History at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is the author of Japan and the World since 1868 and editor of Congress and United States Foreign Policy: Controlling the Use of Force in the Nuclear Age.
"A first-rate, original account of Japan's road to war, fortified with documentation largely unavailable in English. Michael A. Barnhart's unique perspective is sure to enrich our understanding of the 1930s and of the origins of the Pacific War."-Akira Iriye
"A first-rate, original account of Japan's road to war, fortified with documentation largely unavailable in English. Michael A. Barnhart's unique perspective is sure to enrich our understanding of the 1930s and of the origins of the Pacific War."-Akira Iriye
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