International relations and the origins of the Pacific War. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ko Unoki.
• Authors: Unoki, Ko
• Contents: Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: An Overview of the Pacific War (1941-1945); Pearl Harbor; Japanese victories and the beginning of the end; The collapse of the Japanese empire and its aftermath; 1 Realism and Power Transition in International Relations; Realism; Power Transition theory; 2 Japan-US Relations 1853-1941; Gunboat diplomacy and the opening of Japan; The US instructs Japan in the game of imperialism; Japan becomes an imperial power: the Japan-Qing War; American reaction: admiration for the Japanese; contempt for the Chinese. The US attempts to avoid missing the bus in China: the Open DoorBritish support for Japan and the Russo-Japanese War; The US supports Japanese expansion in Korea; Japan gains a foothold in Manchuria- with US acquiescence; Roosevelt supports a Japanese Monroe Doctrine for Asia; Roosevelt's realist policy and peace with Japan; The US challenges Japan's rising power; American attempts to contain the rising power of Japan; The 21 Demands; The Ishii-Lansing Agreement; Japan and the US go to Siberia; Wilson rejects Japan's quest for racial equality. The Washington Conference: the creation of a new orderThe Monroe Doctrine and the Open Door Policy; The 1924 Immigration Act; The 1930 London Naval Conference; Japan's defiance of the Washington System; Japan grows friendly with Nazi Germany; The beginning of the end of amiable Japan-US relations; Japan joins the Axis Pact; The Nomura-Hull negotiations and the end of peace; 3 IR Theory and the Origins of the Pacific War; Realism and the Pacific War; Power transition and the Japan-US clash; 4 Conclusion: The Pacific War and the Future of East Asia; Is history repeating itself? A solution for perpetual peace?Notes; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 327.7/3/0520904; History; World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes; World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General; Diplomatic history; Diplomatic relations; War -- Causes; History -- Asia -- General; History -- Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies); Political Science -- History & Theory; History -- Asia -- Japan; History -- United States -- General; Asian history; History of the Americas; Political science & theory; Military history; World politics; History -- Military -- General; Military history; United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan; Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States; Japan; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137572028; 1137572027
• Related ISBNs: 9781137572011; 1137572019
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 15, 2016).
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