Japan Prepares for Total War : : The Search for Economic Security, 1919–1941 /

Japan Prepares for Total War : : The Search for Economic Security, 1919–1941 / / Michael A. Barnhart.

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The roots of Japan's aggressive, expansionist foreign policy have often been traced to its concern over acute economic vulnerability. Historian Michael Barnhart tests this assumption by examining the events leading up to World War II in the context of Japan's quest for economic security. D...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013
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Barnhart, Michael A.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
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Physical Description:1 online resource (292 p.) :; 2 maps, 9 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 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
  • 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

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