LEADER 02443nam 22005534a 450 001 9910816793103321 005 20240418083130.0 010 $a0-8262-6353-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000002173 035 $a(OCoLC)70730541 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10001634 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000139415 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11146843 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000139415 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10007436 035 $a(PQKB)10418535 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3570632 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3570632 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10001634 035 $a(OCoLC)56424855 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000002173 100 $a20010124d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe diplomacy of involvement$b[electronic resource] $eAmerican economic expansion across the Pacific, 1784-1900 /$fDavid M. Pletcher 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aColumbia, Mo. $cUniversity of Missouri Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (393 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8262-1315-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 318-368) and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 607 $aUnited States$xForeign economic relations$zPacific Area 607 $aPacific Area$xForeign economic relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zPacific Area 607 $aPacific Area$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xCommercial policy$xHistory 676 $a337.7309 700 $aPletcher$b David M$01099682 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816793103321 996 $aThe diplomacy of involvement$94100285 997 $aUNINA