Cultural Diplomacy in U.S.-Japanese Relations, 1919-1941

by Davidann, Jon Thares

• ISBN13: 9781403975324
• ISBN10: 1403975329
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The seeds of the Pacific War can be found scattered throughout the interwar period. This study of unofficial diplomacy from 1919-1941 illuminates causes deeply rooted and often overlooked in explaining the path to war: cultural perceptions on both sides, the pivotal role of public opinion, and the deterioration of Japanese-American relations on both the individual and the cultural levels.

Author Biography

Jon Davidann is Associate Professor of History, Hawaii Pacific University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Note on Chinese and Japanese Names
Introduction: The Seeds of War	p. 1
American Perceptions of Japan: Liberal Modernity or Feudal Militarism	p. 11
Japanese Response to Orientalism	p. 27
War Talk and John Dewey: Tensions concerning China	p. 41
The Washington Conference, the Kanto Earthquake and Japanese Public Opinion: Victories for Liberals?	p. 59
Immigration Exclusion	p. 81
The Liberal Challenge: Responses to Immigration Exclusion	p. 103
New Emperor, New Tensions in Manchuria	p. 119
"Oriental" Duplicity or Progress and Order: The Manchurian Incident	p. 133
"America Is Very Difficult to Get Along with": Anti-Americanism, Japanese Militarism, and Spying, 1934-1937	p. 159
"A Certain Presentiment of Fatal Danger": The Sino-Japanese War and U.S.-Japanese Relations, 1937-1939	p. 179
The March to War	p. 205
Epilogue: Impact on the Postwar World	p. 221
Notes	p. 225
Bibliography	p. 253
Index	p. 257
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