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Barnhart Michael A. <1951-> |
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Japan prepares for total war : the search for economic security, 1919-1941 / / Michael A. Barnhart |
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Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 1987 |
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0-8014-6845-0 |
0-8014-6846-9 |
0-8014-9529-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 pages) : map |
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Collana |
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Cornell Studies in Security Affairs |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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National security - Japan |
Japan Economic conditions 1918-1945 |
Japan Economic policy |
Japan History 1912-1945 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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The roots of Japan's aggressive, expansionist foreign policy have often been traced to its concern over acute economic vulnerability. Michael A. Barnhart tests this assumption by examining the events leading up to World War II in the context of Japan's quest for economic security, drawing on a wide array of Japanese and American sources.Barnhart focuses on the critical years from 1938 to 1941 as he investigates the |
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