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Sailor Diplomat: Nomura Kichisaburo and the Japanese-American War
Peter Mauch
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Hardback. As Japan's pre-Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States, Admiral Nomura Kichisaburo (1877-1964) played a significant role in a tense and turbulent period in Japanese-US relations. This biography casts light on the life and career of this important figure. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 332 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJF; HBWQ; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
As Japan’s pre–Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States, Admiral Nomura Kichisaburō (1877–1964) played a significant role in a tense and turbulent period in Japanese–U.S. relations. Scholars tend to view his actions and missteps as ambassador as representing the failure of diplomacy to avert the outbreak of hostilities between the two paramount Pacific powers.
This extensively researched biography casts new light on the life and career of this important figure. Connecting his experiences as a naval officer to his service as foreign minister and ambassador, and later as “father” of Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Forces and proponent of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674055995
SKU
V9780674055995
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About Peter Mauch
Peter Mauch is Lecturer of History in the School of Humanities and Languages at the University of Western Sydney.
Reviews for Sailor Diplomat: Nomura Kichisaburo and the Japanese-American War
Nomura Kichisaburo is an infamous figure, known primarily as the Japanese ambassador to the U.S. who only notified U.S. officials of Japan’s intent after his country’s ‘sneak attack’ on Pearl Harbor in 1941. This new biography seeks to put Nomura’s ambassadorship in the context of his long career in the Japanese navy. It examines his growth as a navy officer ... Read more