K.K. Kawakami and U.S.-Japan relations : the forty-year road to Pearl Harbor / William D. Hoover.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoover, William D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kawakami, Kiyoshi Karl, 1875-1949.

Kawakami, Kiyoshi Karl.

Journalists--Japan--Biography.

Journalists.

Japan--Foreign relations--United States.

Japan.

United States--Foreign relations--Japan.

United States.

Japan--Foreign relations--1912-1945.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

Diplomatic relations.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 339 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2023]

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The historical setting of Japanese-American relations

Kawakami's Japanese roots and the lure of America, 1873-1901

Kawakami analyzes the beginnings of tension between Japan and America, 1901-13

World War I and expanding Japan-US controversies, 1914-1919

Growing problems in US-Japan relations, 1919-1921

Kawakami describes uplifting factors but sees shadows in Japanese-American relations, 1921-1930

Kawakami confronts declining Japanese-American relations, 1931-1937

Kawakami's dream of amiable Japanese-American relations crushed, 1937-1941

The United States exerts economic pressure in attempt to reign in Japan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-323) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hoover, William D. K.K. Kawakami and U.S.-Japan relations

ISBN:

9781666915198

166691519X

OCLC:

1381122213