Pan-Asianism and Japan's War 1931-1945 [electronic resource] /
Hotta, E.author.
The book explores the critical importance of Pan-Asianism in Japanese imperialism. Pan-Asianism was a cultural as well as political ideology that promoted Asian unity and recognition. The focus is on Pan-Asianism as a propeller behind Japan's expansionist policies from the Manchurian Incident until the end of the Pacific War.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Preface; A Note on Names, Translations, and Sources; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Pan-Asian Ideology and the Fifteen Years' War; Chapter 1 Conceptual Roadmap: Tea, China, and Leadership; Chapter 2 Prelude to the Fifteen Years' War; Chapter 3 From Internationalism to Pan-Asianism; Chapter 4 Manchukuo and the Dream of Pan-Asia; Chapter 5 The China War and Its Pan-Asian Rescue; Chapter 6 The War of "World Historical Significance"; Chapter 7 Pan-Asianism in the Co-Prosperity Sphere; Conclusion: From Tea to Co-Prosperity; Bibliography; Notes; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-276) and index.
The book explores the critical importance of Pan-Asianism in Japanese imperialism. Pan-Asianism was a cultural as well as political ideology that promoted Asian unity and recognition. The focus is on Pan-Asianism as a propeller behind Japan's expansionist policies from the Manchurian Incident until the end of the Pacific War.
ebook central DDA purchase 12/22/21
World history.
Ethnology—Asia.
Politics and war.
Asia—History.
Military history.
World War, 1939-1945.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Asian Culture.
Military and Defence Studies.
Asian History.
History of Military.
History of World War II and the Holocaust.