Agony of Choice: Matsuoka Yosuke and the Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire,

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Book Title
Agony of Choice: Matsuoka Yosuke and the Rise and Fall of the Jap
Publication Date
2002-11-13
Pages
328
ISBN
9780739104583
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
ISBN-10
0739104586
ISBN-13
9780739104583
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2369033

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
328 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Agony of Choice : Matsuoka Yosuke and the Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1880-1946
Subject
Asia / Japan, Asia / General, International Relations / General, General, Political, World / Asian
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Author
David J. Lu
Subject Area
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Series
Studies of Modern Japan Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
23.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2002-010670
Reviews
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., "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." -- The Journal of Japanese Studies ". . . a standard work on the colorful Japanese leader . . . a rounded and engaging narrative." -- H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
327.52/0092 B
Table Of Content
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
Synopsis
Agony of Choice, the life of Japanese statesman and diplomat Matsuoka Yosuke, offers a vivid narrative of twentieth-century Japanese diplomatic history. Matsuoka was an American-educated Japanese foreign minister who became a vocal advocate of Japanese expansionism in echo of the America he so admired. His promotion of alliances and relationships with countries such as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, however, not only led Japan to war with the United States but also led to Matsuoka's involvement with and eventual indictment for atrocities committed during the war. Through extensive archival research and fascinating personal interviews, David Lu explores 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., Agony of Choice, is the biography of Japanese statesman and diplomat Matsuoka Yosuke, offering a vivid narrative of twentieth-century Japanese diplomatic history., Agony of Choice , the life of Japanese statesman and diplomat Matsuoka Yosuke, offers a vivid narrative of twentieth-century Japanese diplomatic history. Matsuoka was an American-educated Japanese foreign minister who became a vocal advocate of Japanese expansionism in echo of the America he so admired. His promotion of alliances and relationships with countries such as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, however, not only led Japan to war with the United States but also led to Matsuoka's involvement with and eventual indictment for atrocities committed during the war. Through extensive archival research and fascinating personal interviews, David Lu explores 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.
LC Classification Number
DS890.M46L8 2002

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