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Prelude to Pearl Harbor : ideology and culture in US-Japan relations, 1919-1941 /

Reconsidering the origins of World War II in the Pacific, this book focuses on the interactions between the United States and Japan between the two world wars. Challenging accepted interpretations, Gripentrog argues that ideology and culture, particularly the rift between liberal internationalism an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gripentrog, John, 1961- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
Subjects:
United States > Foreign relations > Japan.
Japan > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > 20th century.
Japan > Foreign relations > 1912-1945.
Internationalism.
Reagonalism > East Asia > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Causes.
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Summary:Reconsidering the origins of World War II in the Pacific, this book focuses on the interactions between the United States and Japan between the two world wars. Challenging accepted interpretations, Gripentrog argues that ideology and culture, particularly the rift between liberal internationalism and Pan-Asianism, was at the heart of the conflict.
Physical Description:xiii, 269 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781538149430
1538149435