Japan, Race and Equality : The Racial Equality Proposal of 1919.
Title:
Japan, Race and Equality : The Racial Equality Proposal of 1919.
ISBN:
9780203207178
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (269 pages)
Series:
Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
Contents:
Cover -- Japan, Race and Equality -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Negotiating Racial Equality at the Peace Conference -- 2. Domestic Politics and the League of Nations -- 3. Immigration and the 'diplomacy of Saving Face' -- 4. Japan's Status as a Great Power -- 5. Australia Overwhelms the British Empire Delegation -- 6. The American Opposition -- 7. Conclusions and Reflections -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
This study explores the Japanese motivations in raising the proposal for racial equality at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. This is the first comprehensive analysis of an historically significant event which has not been given adequate scholarly attention in the past. The story which unfolds underlines the complexity of politics and diplomacy surrounding the racial equality proposal and analyses the effect of the failure of the proposal on Japan's politics in the 1920s and 1930s.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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