Japan, Race and Equality: The Racial Equality Proposal of 1919

ISBN-13: 9780415172073 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 268 str.

Naoko Shimazu

Opis

This study explores the Japanese motivations in raising the proposal for racial equality at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. The story which unfolds underlines the complexity of politics and diplomacy surrounding the racial equality proposal. Moreover, it highlights how the idea of racial equality was understood by contemporaries in 1919.

Recenzje

'The case studies in general are extremely detailed, very well researched and provide excellent reference material on regional co-operative arrangements as NAFTA abd EMU' - Ella Kavanagh, National University of Ireland for The Business Economist

'This study is a valuable addition to the history of Japan's international relations in the twentieth century. Dr Shimazu has researched her chosen subject meticulously and presents her arguments and conclusions with clarity and objectivity' Hugh Cortazzi, The Japan Society, Spring 99, Number 132

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 Negotiating racial equality at the peace conference; Chapter 2 Domestic politics and the League of Nations; Chapter 3 Immigration and the ‘diplomacy of saving face’; Chapter 4 Japan’s status as a great power; Chapter 5 Australia overwhelms the British Empire delegation; Chapter 6 The American opposition; Chapter 7 Conclusions and reflections;

O autorze

Naoko Shimazu