Contradictory Impulses: Canada and Japan in the Twentieth Century

Canada's early participation in the Asia-Pacific region washindered by "contradictory impulses." For over half acentury, racist restrictions curtailed immigration from Japan, even asCanadian entrepreneurs, missionaries, and diplomats manoeuvred foraccess to the Orient. Since then, Canada's relations with Japanhave changed profoundly, and the two countries' political,economic, and diplomatic interests are now more closely aligned andwrapped up in a web of reinforcing cultural and social ties. Contradictory Impulses is a comprehensive and richlydocumented study of the social, political, and economic interactionsbetween Canada and Japan from the late nineteenth century until today.The chapters, written by leading scholars, provide a portrait of anation growing into its Pacific identity and also raise pointedquestions about the future of Canada's relations with Japan and thevast Pacific region. Contradictory Impulses challenges our historicunderstanding of Canada's place in the world. This portrait of anation growing into its Pacific identity raises pointed questions aboutthe future of Canada's relations with Japan and the vast Pacificregion. It will appeal to scholars, policymakers, and others interestedin Canada's relations with Japan and the Asia-Pacific Rim.

Table of Contents:
Figure and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction / Greg Donaghy and Patricia E. Roy 1 Soul Searchers and Soft Power: The Canadian Protestant MissionaryMovement in Japan, 1873-1951 / Hamish Ion 2 God's Envoys: Canadian Catholic Missionaries in Japan, 1898-2000/ Richard Leclerc 3 Transitional Relations: Japanese Immigration and the Suian MaruAffair, 1900-11 / David Sulz 4 A Menace to the Country and the Empire: Perceptions of the JapaneseMilitary Threat to Canada before 1931 / Gregory A. Johnson and GalenRoger Perras 5 Pacific Beginnings: Canada and Japan between the Wars, 1929-41 / JohnD. Meehan 6 Only If Necessary: Canada's War against Japan, 1941-45 / BillRawling 7 Rethinking the Occupation: E.H. Norman, Canada, and the AmericanEmpire in Asia, 1945-51 / John Price 8 Two Other Solitudes: Encounters between Japanese Canadians and FrenchCanadians, 1900-50 / Greg Robinson 9 Reopening the Door: Japanese Remigration and Immigration, 1945-68 /Patricia E. Roy 10 Under the Radar: Japanese Investment in Canada since 1945 / CarinHolroyd 11 Smiling Diplomacy Redux: Trudeau's Engagement with Japan,1968-76 / Greg Donaghy 12 North Pacific Neighbours in a New World: Canada-Japan Relations,1984-2006 / John Kirton 13 Canadian Chanceries in Tokyo / Marie-Josée Therrien 14 Projecting Canada in Japan: Reflections on the Japanese Associationfor Canadian Studies, 1979-2004 / Masako Iino Conclusion / Patricia E. Roy and Greg Donaghy Suggested Reading Glossary Contributors Index

About the Author :
Greg Donaghy is Head of the Historical Section atForeign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Patricia E.Roy is Professor Emerita of History at the University ofVictoria and a member of the Royal Society of Canada. Contributors: Carin Holroyd, Masako Iino, HamishIon, Gregory A. Johnson, John Kirton, Richard Leclerc, John D. Meehan,Galen Perras, John Price, Bill Rawling, Greg Robinson, David Sulz,Marie-Josée Therrien

Review :
Contradictory Impulses with its wide range of essays and comprehensive suggestions for further reading, is an important contribution to the literature on Canada and the Pacific in the twentieth century. The book is a welcome contribution to a field still dominated by scholarly interests in Canada and the Anglo-American world and where Canada's connections with Asia and the Pacific are too often ignored or mentioned only in passing. - Laura Madokorok, University of British Columbia (H-Canada)