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U.S.-Japan relations occupy an important position in international affairs. This book analyzes the writings of Japanese journalist K. K. Kawakami to provide insight into the decline of U.S.-Japan relations from 1901 to 1941. His writings do much to help us understand the reasons behind the clash at Pearl Harbor.
List of contents
Chapter One: The Historical Setting of Japanese-American Relations
Chapter Two: Kawakami's Japanese Roots and the Lure of America, 1873-1901
Chapter Three: Kawakami Analyzes the Beginnings of Tension between Japan and America, 1901-13
Chapter Four: World War I and Expanding Japan-US Controversies, 1914-1919
Chapter Five: Growing Problems in US-Japan Relations, 1919-1921
Chapter Six: Kawakami Describes Uplifting Factors but Sees Shadows in Japanese-American Relations, 1921-1930
Chapter Seven: Kawakami Confronts Declining Japanese-American Relations, 1931-1937
Chapter Eight: Kawakami's Dream of Amiable Japanese-American Relations Crushed, 1937-1941
Chapter Nine: The United States Exerts Economic Pressure in Attempt to Reign in Japan
Epilogue
About the author
By William D. Hoover
Summary
U.S.-Japan relations occupy an important position in international affairs. This book analyzes the writings of Japanese journalist K. K. Kawakami to provide insight into the decline of U.S.-Japan relations from 1901 to 1941. His writings do much to help us understand the reasons behind the clash at Pearl Harbor.
