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Record Nr.

UNINA9910416094603321

Autore

Goto-Shibata Harumi

Titolo

The League of Nations and the East Asian Imperial Order, 1920–1946 / / by Harumi Goto-Shibata

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

981-15-4968-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 pages)

Collana

New Directions in East Asian History, , 2522-0209

Disciplina

320.54095

Soggetti

History, Modern

Japan - History

China - History

International relations

Imperialism

Modern History

History of Japan

History of China

International Relations

Imperialism and Colonialism

East Asia Politics and government History

East Asia Foreign relations History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Part I The League of Nations as Forums and Actors -- Social and Humanitarian Issues of the League of Nations -- Challenging the Imperial Order: Control of Opium -- Expanding the Range: Japan’s Reaction to the Technical Co-operation with China -- The TWC as Another Forum and Women -- Part II Contested Power and Authority -- Japan’s Withdrawal and China’s Request for a Seat on the Council -- Who Controls the Co-operation: Technical Co-operation after the Outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War -- The Question of Empires: Co-operation in the Yunnan-Burma Borderland in 1939 -- The Limits of the League’s Control of Opium -- East Asia in the Architecture of the



Post-War World: From the League to the UN Economic and Social Council -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Well-grounded on abundant Japanese language sources which have been underused, this book uncovers the League of Nations’ works in East Asia in the inter-war period. By researching the field of social and other technical issues, namely, the trade in narcotics, the trafficking of women and the work in terms of improving health provision and providing economic advice to Nationalist China, it not only examines their long-term impacts on the international relations in the region but also argues that the League’s works challenged the existing imperial order of East and Southeast Asia. The book offers a key read for academics and students of international history and international relations, and others studying Japan or East Asia in the twentieth century. .