Trans-Pacific Relations
America, Europe, and Asia in the Twentieth Century
Published on 30. January 2003
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-275-97714-6 (ISBN)
Description
This broad-based study of Western-Asian relations considers images of and actions by the United States, along with Britain and Germany, in the course of dealings with Asian nations such as China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Other case studies focus on inter-Asian relations between Japan and Korea; China and Japan; and Thailand and Vietnam. The essays encompass a wide range of recent scholarship, including cultural, economic, demographic, and intellectual approaches to military and diplomatic themes.
Western influence, primarily American, in Asia grew consistently during the 20th century. While interaction often occurred on unequal terms, this study reveals the ability of Asians to assert their agency in the face of such immense Western power. The collection as a whole offers a window on relations across the Pacific in numerous spheres of activity over the course of one hundred years. As such, it introduces and adds to our understanding of the depth and variety of trans-Pacific relations.
Western influence, primarily American, in Asia grew consistently during the 20th century. While interaction often occurred on unequal terms, this study reveals the ability of Asians to assert their agency in the face of such immense Western power. The collection as a whole offers a window on relations across the Pacific in numerous spheres of activity over the course of one hundred years. As such, it introduces and adds to our understanding of the depth and variety of trans-Pacific relations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
628 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-275-97714-6 (9780275977146)
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Richard Jensen | Jon Davidann | Yoneyuki Sugita
Trans-Pacific Relations
America, Europe, and Asia in the Twentieth Century
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Persons
RICHARD JENSEN is Professor of History, Emeritus, at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is the author of The Winning of the Midwest, 1888-1896 (1971) and Illinois: A Bicentenial History (1977, 2001).
JON DAVIDANN teaches history at Hawaii Pacific University. He is the author of A World of Crisis and Progress: The American YMCA in Japan, 1890-1930 (1998).
YONEYUKI SUGITA teaches American history at Osaka University of Foreign Studies.
JON DAVIDANN teaches history at Hawaii Pacific University. He is the author of A World of Crisis and Progress: The American YMCA in Japan, 1890-1930 (1998).
YONEYUKI SUGITA teaches American history at Osaka University of Foreign Studies.
Content
Introduction: The United States and the West in Asia in the Twentieth Century: The Growth and Limits of Power by Jon Davidann The West Turns to Asia: The United States, Europe, Japan, and China, 1880 to WWII The Rise of an American Principle in China: A Reinterpretation of the First Open Door Notes Toward China by Yone Sugita Citadels of Civilization: U.S. and Japanese Visions of World Order in the Interwar Period by Jon Davidann U.S. and German Military and Naval Attaches in Japan, 1931-1939 by William Voss Struggle for National Survival: Eugenics in the Second Sino-Japanese War and Population Policies by Juliette Chung American Entrenchment in Asia: World War II, Occupation, and Neo-Colonialism The Pacific War: An Interpretation by Mark Parillo Japanese and American Images of Koreans: A Tale of Two Occupations by Mark Caprio American Military Bases in the Philippines, 1945-1965: Neo-Colonialism and Its Demise by Julian Madison The Limits of Power: The U.S. in Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand in the Cold War The Korean War: An Interpretive History by Stanley Sandler Victory and Defeat in the Vietnam War by Richard Jensen The Vietnam War, Thailand, and the United States by Arne Kislenko Orbiting the Western Sun: The Western Impact in Japan and China America and the Japanese Miracle: The Economic Nexus, 1945-2000 by Aaron Forsberg China and the Dissipation of Moral Authority: China Looks West after Mao by Jennifer Hubbert