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Agony of Choice: Matsuoka Yosuke and the Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1880-1946(Studies of Modern Japan)

Agony of Choice: Matsuoka Yosuke and the Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1880-1946(Studies of Modern Japan)


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This biography of Japanese statesman and diplomat Matsuoka Yosuke offers a depiction of the spokesman of Japanese expansionism, a man central tothe making of 20th century japanese and US history. This text captures the true complexity of Matsuoka, an American-educated Japanese foreign minister who promoted alliance with Nazi Germany and neutrality with the Soviet Union - decisions that would lead Japan to war with America in the pacific and to Matsuoka's indictment for war crimes. The book studies, througharchival research and personal interviews, Matsuoka's pivotal role in the drama of Japan's withdrawal from the League of nations, empire-building in Asia and the development of interwar Japanese politics, revealing a colourful and contradictory figure.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 Early Life in Yamaguchi
Chapter 2 The First American Experience
Chapter 3 Diplomat in China, Russia, and America
Chapter 4 From Tokyo to Versailles
Chapter 5 Railway Politics in Manchuria
Chapter 6 Revolutionary China, SMR, and Japanese Politics
Chapter 7 Seiyukai Politics and Shanghai Assignment
Chapter 8 Withdrawal from the League of Nations
Chapter 9 Political Party Dissolution Movement
Chapter 10 Manchukuo, Guandong Army, and the SMR
Chapter 11 Becoming Master of Kasumigaseki
Chapter 12 Alliance with Germany
Chapter 13 China and Southeast Asia
Chapter 14 European Tour and Neutrality Pact with USSR
Chapter 15 Approaches to the United States
Chapter 16 The Later Years
Chapter 17 Reflections and Assessment



About the Author :
David J. Lu is Emeritus Professor of History and Japanese Studies at Bucknell University. He is the author of a number of works on Japan including Japan: A Documentary History (1997).

Review :
As a richly textured study of a pivotal figure . . . it belongs in the library of all serious students of modern Japanese history and diplomacy. As a product of the best of 'old school' sensibilities and training, it is a real gem and should be required reading for graduate and undergraduate seminars on modern Japanese history, historiography, and diplomacy. . . . a standard work on the colorful Japanese leader . . . a rounded and engaging narrative.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780739104583
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Lexington Books
  • Height: 243 mm
  • No of Pages: 328
  • Series Title: Studies of Modern Japan
  • Sub Title: Matsuoka Yosuke and the Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1880-1946
  • Width: 166 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0739104586
  • Publisher Date: 13 Nov 2002
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Weight: 698 gr


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