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Japan prepares for total war: the search for economic security, 1919-1941

by Barnhart, Michael A.

fromCornell studies in security affairs

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The roots of Japan's aggressive, expansionist foreign policy have often been traced to its concern over acute economic vulnerability. Michael A. Barnhart tests this assumption by examining the events leading up to World War II in the context of Japan's quest for economic securit…