Trans-Pacific relations : America, Europe, and Asia in the twentieth century / edited by Richard Jensen, Jon Davidann, and Yoneyuki Sugita.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jensen, Richard J.

Davidann, Jon Thares, 1961-

Sugita, Yoneyuki, 1962-

Series:

Perspectives on the twentieth century 1538-9626

Perspectives on the twentieth century, 1538-9626

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Relations.

Asia--Relations--United States.

Asia.

United States.

United States--Relations--Asia.

Asia--Relations--Europe.

Europe.

Europe--Relations--Asia.

Asia--History--20th century.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 304 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

Contents:

Introduction: The United States and the West in Asia in the Twentieth Century: The Growth and Limits of Power / Jon Davidann ix

I. The West Turns to Asia: The United States, Europe, Japan, and China, 1880 to World War II 1

1. The Rise of an American Principle in China: A Reinterpretation of the First Open Door Notes toward China / Yoneyuki Sugita 3

2. Citadels of Civilization: U.S. and Japanese Visions of World Order in the Interwar Period / Jon Davidann 21

3. U.S. and German Military and Naval Attaches in Japan, 1931-1939 / William Voss 45

4. Struggle for National Survival: Eugenics in the Second Sino-Japanese War and Population Policies / Juliette Chung 63

II. American Entrenchment in Asia: World War II, Occupation, and Neo-Colonialism 91

5. The Pacific War: An Interpretation / Mark Parillo 93

6. Japanese and American Images of Koreans: A Tale of Two Occupations / Mark Caprio 105

7. American Military Bases in the Philippines, 1945-1965: Neo-Colonialism and Its Demise / Julian Madison 125

III. The Limits of Power: The United States in Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand in the Cold War 147

8. The Korean War: An Interpretive History / Stanley Sandler 149

9. Victory and Defeat in the Vietnam War / Richard Jensen 171

10. The Vietnam War, Thailand, and the United States / Arne Kislenko 217

IV. Orbiting the Western Sun: The Western Impact in Japan and China 247

11. America and the Japanese Miracle: The Economic Nexus, 1945-2000 / Aaron Forsberg 249

12. Signs of the Modern: Intellectual Authority, Pain, and Pleasure in Reform China / Jennifer Hubbert 269.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0275977145

OCLC:

50064939