Dominion and the Rising Sun: Canada Encounters Japan, 1929-1941 by John D. Meeha

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Dominion and the Rising Sun by John D. Meehan This study of Canadas diplomatic arrival in Japan and, by extension, East Asia, examines the political, economic, and cultural relations forged during this seminal period between the foremost power in Asia and the young dominion tentatively establishing itself in world affairs. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Dominion and the Rising Sun is the first major study of Canadas diplomatic arrival in Japan and, by extension, East Asia. It examines the political, economic, and cultural relations forged during this seminal period between the foremost power in Asia and the young dominion tentatively establishing itself in world affairs. An overview of Canadas initial foray into Pacific affairs, it begins with the opening in 1929 of the Canadian legation in Tokyo - Canadas third such office overseas - and concludes with the outbreak of hostilities in 1941. Primarily a diplomatic history, the book also explores the impact of traders, interest groups, and missionaries on Canadian attitudes toward Japan during the interwar years. More fundamentally, it examines Canadas diplomatic coming of age closely, revealing its important Pacific dimension - a fact overlooked by historians until now - as well as the disjunct between Canadas commitment to peace and its trade with an aggressor.Meehan suggests that Canadas initially benign view of Japan, its reluctance to adopt positions in advance of its Anglo-American allies, and its lucrative Pacific trade led to a credibility gap in its policies towards East Asia. The Dominion and the Rising Sun charts Canadas relationship with Japan, and is essential reading for those interested in Canadian history, international relations, and Asia-Pacific studies. Author Biography John D. Meehan is Assistant Professor of History, CampionCollege, University of Regina. Table of Contents Tables, Maps, and PhotographsAcknowledgmentsNote on NamesAbbreviationsPrologue: Raising the Flag1 A Window on the Orient2 From Grand Beginnings to Depression Diplomacy3 Manchuria Erupts4 Failure at Geneva5 The Calm before the Storm6 A Bitter National Spirit7 A Rude Awakening8 The Road to War9 Pacific PromiseNotesSelect BibliographyIndex Review Meehan has given us an important book that will serve as a benchmark for future historical research related to Canada-Japan relations…The book reminds us of long-forgotten details of Canadian foreign policy…[and] Meehan rightly upbraids traditionalists for the Eurocentric focus of studies of Canadas inter-war foreign policy. -- John Price * International History Review, XXVIII, 3 *With its seamless prose and array of interesting details, John Meehans The Dominion of the Rising Sun is an accessible piece of scholarship on a previously neglected story within Canadian diplomatic history, Canadas official relations with Japan from 1929 to 1941. -- Hyung Gu Lynn * University of Toronto Quarterly, Vol. 76, No. 1 *A well-written and well-researched book, The Dominion and the Rising Sun will be, for many years, the starting point of future studies on Canada-Japan and Canada-East Asia research. -- Simon Nantais * Histoire Sociale/Social History, Vol. XXXIX, No. 77 * Long Description The Dominion and the Rising Sun is the first major study of Canadas diplomatic arrival in Japan and, by extension, East Asia. It examines the political, economic, and cultural relations forged during this seminal period between the foremost power in Asia and the young dominion tentatively establishing itself in world affairs. The book begins with the opening in 1929 of the Canadian legation in Tokyo -- Canadas third such office overseas -- and concludes with the outbreak of hostilities in 1941. Primarily a diplomatic history, the book also assesses the impact of traders, interest groups, and missionaries on Canadian attitudes toward Japan during the interwar years. More fundamentally, it examines Canadas diplomatic coming of age closely, revealing its important Pacific dimension and the tension between Canadas commitment to peace and its trade with an aggressor. Review Quote With its seamless prose and array of interesting details, John Meehans The Dominion of the Rising Sun is an accessible piece of scholarship on a previously neglected story within Canadian diplomatic history, Canadas official relations with Japan from 1929 to 1941. Promotional "Headline" " The Dominion and the Rising Sun " is the first major study of Canadas diplomatic arrival in Japan and, by extension, East Asia. Description for Reader The Dominion and the Rising Sun is the first major study of Canadas diplomatic arrival in Japan and, by extension, East Asia. It examines the political, economic, and cultural relations forged during this seminal period between the foremost power in Asia and the young dominion tentatively establishing itself in world affairs. The book begins with the opening in 1929 of the Canadian legation in Tokyo -- Canadas third such office overseas -- and concludes with the outbreak of hostilities in 1941. Primarily a diplomatic history, the book also assesses the impact of traders, interest groups, and missionaries on Canadian attitudes toward Japan during the interwar years. More fundamentally, it examines Canadas diplomatic coming of age closely, revealing its important Pacific dimension and the tension between Canadas commitment to peace and its trade with an aggressor. Details ISBN077481120X Author John D. Meehan Year 2004 ISBN-10 077481120X ISBN-13 9780774811200 Format Hardcover Imprint University of British Columbia Press Place of Publication Vancouver Country of Publication Canada DEWEY 327.7105209043 Illustrations 22 b/w photographs, 2 tables Short Title DOMINION & THE RISING SUN Language English Media Book DOI 10.1604/9780774811200 UK Release Date 2004-11-01 Subtitle Canada Encounters Japan, 1929-1941 Publication Date 2004-11-01 Publisher University of British Columbia Press Audience Undergraduate Pages 288 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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