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Japan's "new deal" for China : propaganda aimed at Americans before Pearl Harbor

Title
Japan's "new deal" for China : propaganda aimed at Americans before Pearl Harbor / June Grasso.
Author
Grasso, June M., 1951-
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

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Description
148 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
"In the decade leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, at a time when Japan was expanding its influence in Asia, several Japanese institutions set about trying to convince Americans to support Tokyo's plans and ambitions for China. This book seeks to analyze the original publications produced by these organizations and explores the methods used by the Japanese to influence American attitudes and policy. Four organizations active during the 1930s, the South Manchuria Railway Company, the America-Japan Society, the Foreign Affairs Association of Japan, and the Japan Pacific Association, were particularly instrumental in targeting the US. This book argues that they routinely used specific terminology to appeal to Americans, such as 'New Deal,' 'Manifest Destiny,' and 'Open Door.' Furthermore, the Japanese claimed that only they could meet the challenge of the growing communist threat, while their development programs would bring peace and prosperity to China. Nevertheless, American policy was not significantly altered by Japanese propaganda efforts, as documents from the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt reveal that the president continued to prepare the U.S. for war with Japan long before Pearl Harbour. Examining original Japanese English-language propaganda sources from the 1920s and 1930s, this book will be of huge interest to historians of Japan, China, the US and World War II more broadly"--
Series Statement
Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; volume 137
Uniform Title
Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; volume 137.
Subject
  • Sino-Japanese Conflict (1931-1933)
  • Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
  • World War (1939-1945)
  • 1931-1945
  • Propaganda, Japanese > China > Manchuria
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Causes
  • Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1931-1933
  • Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
  • Diplomatic relations
  • Propaganda, Japanese
  • War > Causes
  • Japan > Foreign relations > United States
  • United States > Foreign relations > Japan
  • China > Manchuria
  • Japan
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The "new deal" in Manchuria: the South Manchuria Railway Company's efforts to win American approval -- The America-Japan Society and the Sino-Japanese Conflict -- The Foreign Affairs Association of Japan -- The Japan Pacific Association -- Conclusion: propaganda, anti-communism, and the impact of the war on American policy.
Call Number
JFE 19-2101
ISBN
  • 9780815369301
  • 0815369301
LCCN
  • 2018040205
  • 40028805692
OCLC
1057241852
Author
Grasso, June M., 1951- author.
Title
Japan's "new deal" for China : propaganda aimed at Americans before Pearl Harbor / June Grasso.
Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; volume 137
Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; volume 137.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1931-1945
Other Standard Identifier
40028805692
Research Call Number
JFE 19-2101
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