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The imperial cruise : a secret history of empire and war / James Bradley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bradley, James, 1954-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- United States. Navy--Cruise, 1905.
- United States.
- Roosevelt, Theodore.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Political and social views.
- Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.
- Taft, William H.
- United States. Navy.
- Political and social views.
- United States--History, Naval--20th century.
- Naval history.
- United States--Foreign relations--Japan.
- International relations.
- Japan.
- Japan--Foreign relations--United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--East Asia.
- East Asia.
- East Asia--Foreign relations--United States.
- Imperialism--History--20th century.
- Imperialism.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 387 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Little, Brown and Co., 2009.
- Summary:
- Analyzes the multinational conflicts that set the stage for World War II, the Chinese communist revolution, and the Korean War, documenting Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 diplomatic mission in the Pacific through which the United States forged ill-fated covert agreements.
- Contents:
- One hundred years later
- Civilization follows the Sun
- Benevolent intentions
- Pacific Negroes
- Haoles
- Honorary Aryans
- Playing Roosevelt's game
- The Japanese Monroe Doctrine for Asia
- The imperial cruise
- Roosevelt's open and closed doors
- Incognito in Japan
- Sellout in Seoul
- Following the Sun.
- Notes:
- Maps on lining papers.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-373) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780316008952
- 0316008958
- OCLC:
- 430522360
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