In this history of Japanese involvement in northeast China, the author argues that Japan's military seizure of Manchuria in September 1931 was founded on three decades of infiltration of the area. This incremental empire-building and its effect on Japan are the focuses of this b…
Exploring the history of Japanese imperialism in Manchuria, from the acquisition of a railway concession following the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5, to the founding of the puppet state of Manchoukuo in 1932, this text evolves the aims, strategies, and meanings of Japanese empire…
In this history of Japanese involvement in northeast China, the author argues that Japan's military seizure of Manchuria in September 1931 was founded on three decades of infiltration of the area. This incremental empire-building and its effect on Japan are the focuses of this b…