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Japan Prepares for Total War
Michael Barnhart
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Description for Japan Prepares for Total War
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 292 pages, 11, 2 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; KCF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
The roots of Japan's aggressive, expansionist foreign policy have often been traced to its concern over acute economic vulnerability. Michael A. Barnhart tests this assumption by examining the events leading up to World War II in the context of Japan's quest for economic security, drawing on a wide array of Japanese and American sources. Barnhart focuses on the critical years from 1938 to 1941 as he investigates the development of Japan's drive for national economic self-sufficiency and independence and the way in which this drive shaped its internal and external policies. He also explores American ... Read more
The roots of Japan's aggressive, expansionist foreign policy have often been traced to its concern over acute economic vulnerability. Michael A. Barnhart tests this assumption by examining the events leading up to World War II in the context of Japan's quest for economic security, drawing on a wide array of Japanese and American sources. Barnhart focuses on the critical years from 1938 to 1941 as he investigates the development of Japan's drive for national economic self-sufficiency and independence and the way in which this drive shaped its internal and external policies. He also explores American ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Series
Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
Condition
New
Weight
451g
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801495298
SKU
V9780801495298
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About Michael Barnhart
Michael A. Barnhart is Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair, Department of History at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is the author of Japan and the World since 1868 and editor of Congress and United States Foreign Policy: Controlling the Use of Force in the Nuclear Age.
Reviews for Japan Prepares for Total War
A first-rate, original account of Japan's road to war, fortified with documentation largely unavailable in English. Michael A. Barnhart's unique perspective is sure to enrich our understanding of the 1930s and of the origins of the Pacific War. -Akira Iriye