03993nam 2200673 a 450 991079108800332120230911202238.00-8014-6845-00-8014-6846-90-8014-9529-610.7591/9780801468469(CKB)2550000001192927(EBL)3138437(SSID)ssj0000870453(PQKBManifestationID)11501126(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000870453(PQKBWorkID)10837565(PQKB)10343639(OCoLC)1016851573(MdBmJHUP)muse58222(DE-B1597)503515(OCoLC)1091669470(DE-B1597)9780801468469(Au-PeEL)EBL3138437(CaPaEBR)ebr10663133(CaONFJC)MIL681573(OCoLC)834622272(MiAaPQ)EBC3138437(EXLCZ)99255000000119292719860716d1987 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierJapan prepares for total war the search for economic security, 1919-1941 /Michael A. BarnhartIthaca :Cornell University Press,1987.1 online resource (290 pages) mapCornell Studies in Security Affairs1-322-50291-9 0-8014-1915-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 --IndexThe 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 development of Japan's drive for national economic self-sufficiency and independence and the way in which this drive shaped its internal and external policies. He also explores American economic pressure on Tokyo and assesses its impact on Japan's foreign policy and domestic economy. He concludes that Japan's internal political dynamics, especially the bitter rivalry between its army and navy, played a far greater role in propelling the nation into war with the United States than did its economic condition or even pressure from Washington. Japan Prepares for Total War sheds new light on prewar Japan and confirms the opinions of those in Washington who advocated economic pressure against Japan.Cornell Studies in Security AffairsNational securityJapanJapanEconomic conditions1918-1945JapanEconomic policyJapanHistory1912-1945National security952.03/3Barnhart Michael A.1951-1504808MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791088003321Japan prepares for total war3779616UNINA