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Japanese Diplomacy in a Dilemma

New Light on Japan's China Policy, 1924-1929

Nobuya Bamba

446 Pages

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About the Book

Japan in the latter half of the 1920's having achieved the diplomatic objectives of the Meiji period -- national security and diplomatic equality -- was at a crossroads in determining her future goals in world politics and history. Over this issue arose much incompatibility and conflict between the two key diplomats of the period, Shidehara Kijuro (1872-1951) and Tanaka Giichi (1863-1929). This conflict led them to differing perceptions of more immediate national goals and the general international environments, such as the League of Nations, the Washington System, rising Chinese nationalism, and the Manchurian problem. Their conflict exemplified Japan's dilemma in ascertaining her own identity in the world.

This monograph attempts to investigate how Shidehara's and Tanaka's "subjective perceptions," arising from contrasting personalities and cultural identities, influenced Japanese diplomacy, especially toward China. Through this study, the author probes some crucial problems in the study of Japanese diplomatic history: the essential meaning and differences of the traditionally accepted contrast between the "Shidehara Diplomacy" and the "Tanaka Diplomacy"; Japan's dilemma in her China policy prior to the Manchurian Incident; and two distinctly different lines of development in Japanese diplomacy, which are often, and rather superficially, contrasted in terms of military versus civilian leadership.

About the Author(s)

Nobuya Bamba specializes in Japanese diplomatic and intellectual history; formerly at McGill University, he is now professor at Tsuda College, Tokyo.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: A Struggle in National-Cultural Identity

Part One

1. Japanese Diplomacy in a Dilemma
2. From Taisho Democracy to the Showa Restoration

Part Two

3. Tanaka Giichi: The Man and his Ideas
4. Shidehara Kijuro: The Man and his Ideas

Part Three

5. The Different Goals Pursued by Shidehara and Tanaka
6. Shidehara Kijuro's Policy Toward China: June 1924-April 1927
7. Tanaka Giichi's Policy Toward China: April 1927-July 1929

Conclusion: The Meaning of "Double Diplomacy"

Appendixes
Bibliography
Index

Reviews

This is a most praiseworthy publication. . . It adds considerable to the debate on Japanese decision-making, taking in a broad sweep of Japan's internal politics and including much on her social background which is highly instructive.

- Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London)

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