02443nam 22005534a 450 991081679310332120240418083130.00-8262-6353-4(CKB)1000000000002173(OCoLC)70730541(CaPaEBR)ebrary10001634(SSID)ssj0000139415(PQKBManifestationID)11146843(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000139415(PQKBWorkID)10007436(PQKB)10418535(MiAaPQ)EBC3570632(Au-PeEL)EBL3570632(CaPaEBR)ebr10001634(OCoLC)56424855(EXLCZ)99100000000000217320010124d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe diplomacy of involvement[electronic resource] American economic expansion across the Pacific, 1784-1900 /David M. Pletcher1st ed.Columbia, Mo. University of Missouri Pressc20011 online resource (393 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8262-1315-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-368) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Chinese Magnet and the Pacific Distancesb 1784-1844 -- Alaska Commercial Gateway or Dead End? -- Hawaii Sugar and Strategy -- The Southwest Pacific Illusion Overcomes Reality -- China I Four Hundred Million Customers -- China II The Promoter's Dream, the Racist's Nightmare -- Japan The Sincerest Flattery -- Korea The Beginning of Political Involvement -- The East Asian Cockpit of the 1890s -- Contradictions in the Pacific -- The Catalyst to War -- Unfinished Business and New Directions -- Conclusion The Diplomacy of Involvement -- Bibliography -- Index.United StatesForeign economic relationsPacific AreaPacific AreaForeign economic relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relationsPacific AreaPacific AreaForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesCommercial policyHistory337.7309Pletcher David M1099682MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816793103321The diplomacy of involvement4100285UNINA