Japan's Siberian intervention, 1918-1922 : "a great disobedience against the people" / Paul E. Dunscomb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunscomb, Paul E., 1963-

Series:

Studies of Modern Japan

New studies of modern Japan

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism--History--20th century.

Imperialism.

Imperialism--Social aspects--Japan--History--20th century.

Intervention (International law)--History--20th century.

Intervention (International law).

Japan--Foreign relations--1912-1926.

Japan.

Japan--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Japan--Politics and government--1912-1926.

Japan--Relations--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.

Siberia (Russia)--Relations--Japan.

Siberia (Russia).

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Japan.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--History--Allied intervention, 1918-1920.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2011.

Summary:

The first complete narrative of Japan's Siberian Intervention in either Japanese or English placing the intervention in the context of the evolution of Japanese imperialism and of its domestic politics. It represents a missing link in the larger narrative of Japan's quest for modernity through empire and the ambivalent relationship of the Japanese with their imperial mission.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: ""To Demonstrate Our Power To Aid Civilization"" The Meaning of Japan's Intervention in Siberia; 1: ""A Delicious Stew"": Entropy and Plurality in Japanese Politics, 1890-1917; 2: ""There is No Reason Not to Oppose It"": Debating Intervention, December 1917-June 1918; 3: ""The Seiyūkai Will Greatly Contribute to the Fate of the Empire"": Intervention and the Rise of the Hara Cabinet, July-November 1918

4: ""International Democracy Cannot Exist in Opposition to Democracy at Home"": The Rise and Fall of ""Allied"" Intervention, November 1918-December 19195: ""The Army Minister's Head Must be Placed on the Chopping Block First"": The Transition to Unilateral Intervention, January-August 1920; 6: ""Indefinitely Stationing Troops is Harmful and Unproductive"": Towards Withdrawal ""In Principle,"" September 1920-May 1921; 7: ""Oh, Meaningless Intervention!"": A Year of Drift, June 1921 - June 1922

8: ""Who Must Take Responsibility for This Crime?"": Withdrawal and Reckoning the Cost of Intervention, June-November 1922Conclusion: ""A Situation in Which We Can Only Come Out Losers"": The Siberian Intervention and the Evolution of Imperial Japan; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283599399

1283599392

9780739146026

0739146025

OCLC:

855502127