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Record Nr.

UNINA9910513583503321

Autore

Hattori Ryuji

Titolo

Japan at War and Peace : Shidehara Kijūrō and the Making of Modern Diplomacy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, : ANU Press, 2021

Canberra : , : ANU Press, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

1-76046-497-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 pages)

Soggetti

Asian history

Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000

Military history

International relations

Diplomacy

Japan Foreign relations 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part 1. Glory: The Meiji and Taishō Eras. ch.1. Path to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- ch.2. The Russo-Japanese War, World War I and the Washington Naval Conference -- ch.3. Japan-US relations and Chinese nationalism. Part 2. Breakdown: The prewar Shōwa Era. ch.4. Japan's intervention in China -- ch.5. The London Naval Conference and the Manchurian Incident -- ch.6. From the second Sino-Japanese War to the Pacific War. Part 3. Recovery: The postwar period -- ch.7. Prime Minister of an occupied nation: The Emperor system and the new constitution -- ch.8. War responsibility and nonpartisan diplomacy for peace -- ch.9. A legacy beyond war and peace -- Conclusion: Diplomacy and democracy -- Appendix: Brief chronology of Shidehara Kijūrō

Sommario/riassunto

The question of how to maintain the continuity of diplomacy while developing democracy without military intervention is an old and new issue. The challenge can be described as a dilemma between democracy and diplomatic coherence.