Origins of the war in the East : Britain, China and Japan 1937-39 / Aron Shai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shai, Aron, author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Japan ; v. 46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945--Diplomatic history.

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945.

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945--Causes.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--China.

Great Britain.

China--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge : Taylor & Francis Group, 2011, c1976.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study describes the British government's policy towards China during the first phases of the undeclared Sino-Japanese war, starting in July 1937 when the conflict in North China culminated in all-out hostilities; and ending in September 1939 when the outbreak of the war over Poland forced the British government to turn almost all its attention to Europe. The dilemmas confronting British policy-makers in the Far East are analysed together with the implementation of their subsequent solutions. Attention is focused on the question of British interests in China and on the decisive factors

Contents:

BOOK COVER; TITLE01; COPYRIGHT01; TITLE02; COPYRIGHT02; CONTENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1 FROM AN INCIDENT TO THE UNDECLARED SINO-JAPANESE WAR; 2 THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND THE BRUSSELS CONFERENCE OF 1937; 3 IN QUEST OF A POLICY: CHINA AND THE ANGLO-SAXON POWERS; 4 THE WAR AND STRATEGIC AID; 5 THE WAR AND FINANCIAL AID: THE CUSTOMS AND CREDITS TO CHINA; 6 THE TIENTSIN DISPUTE OF 1939-A FAR EASTERN MUNICH?; 7 CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

First published in 1976.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-92448-5

1-136-92449-3

1-283-03802-1

9786613038029

0-203-84505-6

9780203845059

OCLC:

798530499