The Turning Point in US-Japan Relations - Hanihara's Cherry Blossom Diplomacy in 1920-1930 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)

This book analyses two international incidents in the 1920s shocked Japan and changed the way in which the country looked at the West. In the Paris Peace Conference, Japanese proposed Racial Equality Bill was defeated. In 1924, the US passed the immigration law that singularly excluded Japanese from immigration. Little known today, the two incidents made significant impact on Japanese mind-set. Detailed study of the two incidents reveals how they contributed towards the drastic transformation of Japan, from the liberal thinking Taisho Democracy in the 1920s to the violent rise of ultra- nationalism in the 1930s. Departing from a purely academic style writing, the story develops around the life of Hanihara Masanao, Japanese diplomat, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and ultimately the Ambassador to Washington during the fateful years of 1923-24. A unique pair of a Japanese Studies scholar in Australia and a leading investigative journalist in Japan undertook the work. Rigorous archival search extended over Japan, the United States, Australia and Europe resulted in a significant amount of new materials never published in English before.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2018
First published:	2016
Authors:	Misuzu Hanihara Chow • Kiyofuku Chuma
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	252
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-349-95650-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Diplomacy Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	1-349-95650-3
Barcode:	9781349956500

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