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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458726503321

Autore

Shai Aron

Titolo

Origins of the war in the East : Britain, China and Japan 1937-39 / / Aron Shai

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge : , : Taylor & Francis Group, , 2011, c1976

ISBN

1-136-92449-3

1-283-03802-1

9786613038029

0-203-84505-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Japan ; ; v. 46

Disciplina

327.41/051

327.41051

Soggetti

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 - Diplomatic history

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 - Causes

Electronic books.

Great Britain Foreign relations China

China Foreign relations Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1976.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE01; COPYRIGHT01; TITLE02; COPYRIGHT02; CONTENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1 FROM AN INCIDENT TO THE UNDECLARED SINO-JAPANESE WAR; 2 THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND THE BRUSSELS CONFERENCE OF 1937; 3 IN QUEST OF A POLICY: CHINA AND THE ANGLO-SAXON POWERS; 4 THE WAR AND STRATEGIC AID; 5 THE WAR AND FINANCIAL AID: THE CUSTOMS AND CREDITS TO CHINA; 6 THE TIENTSIN DISPUTE OF 1939-A FAR EASTERN MUNICH?; 7 CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This study describes the British government's policy towards China during the first phases of the undeclared Sino-Japanese war, starting in July 1937 when the conflict in North China culminated in all-out hostilities; and ending in September 1939 when the outbreak of the war over Poland forced the British government to turn almost all its attention to Europe. The dilemmas confronting British policy-makers in



the Far East are analysed together with the implementation of their subsequent solutions. Attention is focused on the question of British interests in China and on the decisive factors