LEADER 03160oam 2200685I 450 001 9910458726503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-136-92449-3 010 $a1-283-03802-1 010 $a9786613038029 010 $a0-203-84505-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203845059 035 $a(CKB)2560000000049039 035 $a(EBL)958610 035 $a(OCoLC)798530499 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000471891 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11338071 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471891 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10434069 035 $a(PQKB)11784340 035 $a(OCoLC)702366592 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC958610 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL958610 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10444439 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL303802 035 $a(OCoLC)828745813 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000049039 100 $a20180706h20111976 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOrigins of the war in the East $eBritain, China and Japan 1937-39 /$fAron Shai 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge :$cTaylor & Francis Group,$d2011, c1976. 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 225 0 $aRoutledge library editions. Japan ;$vv. 46 300 $aFirst published in 1976. 311 $a0-415-84979-9 311 $a0-415-58540-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBOOK 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 330 $aThis 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 606 $aSino-Japanese War, 1937-1945$xDiplomatic history 606 $aSino-Japanese War, 1937-1945$xCauses 607 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$zChina 607 $aChina$xForeign relations$zGreat Britain 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSino-Japanese War, 1937-1945$xDiplomatic history. 615 0$aSino-Japanese War, 1937-1945$xCauses. 676 $a327.41/051 676 $a327.41051 700 $aShai$b Aron.$0681686 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458726503321 996 $aOrigins of the war in the east$91258967 997 $aUNINA