World War I and the Triumph of a New Japan, 1919-1930

Informationen zum Autor Frederick R. Dickinson is Professor of Japanese History at the University of Pennsylvania. He was born in Tokyo and raised in Kanazawa and Kyoto, Japan. Professor Dickinson teaches courses on modern Japan, East Asian diplomacy, and politics and nationalism in Asia. Klappentext A new, integrative history of interwar Japan, highlighting the transformative effects of the Great War far from the Western Front. Zusammenfassung A fascinating new! integrative history of interwar Japan that highlights the wide-ranging impact of the Great War far from the Western Front. Adopting a global context! this book reveals how Japan participated wholeheartedly in new post-war projects of democracy! internationalism! disarmament and peace! shaping Japan's twentieth-century world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. World War I as anchor; 2. Structural foundations of a new Japan; 3. Internationalism; 4. Democracy; 5. Disarmament; 6. World power; 7. Culture of peace; 8. Hamaguchi Osachi and the triumph of the new Japan; Conclusion; Bibliography.

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• Authors: Frederick R. Dickinson, Frederick R. (University of Pennsylvani Dickinson, Frederick R. (University of Pennsylvania) Dickinson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.03.2015
• EAN: 9781107544970
• ISBN: 978-1-107-54497-0
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare; Studies in the Social and Cult
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous