East Asians in the League of Nations : actors, empires and regions in early global politics

East Asians in the League of Nations : actors, empires and regions in early global politics / Christopher R. Hughes, Hatsue Shinohara, editors.

This book looks at East Asian actors in the League of Nations to explore a pivotal moment in the early stage of the development of global international relations. It breaks new ground by drawing on extensive sources in East Asian languages to show how actors from the region played significant roles...

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Other Authors: Hughes, Christopher R., 1960- (Editor), Shinohara, Hatsue (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
Series:New directions in East Asian history.
Subjects:
League of Nations.
League of Nations
International relations > History.
Diplomatic relations
International relations
East Asia > Foreign relations.
East Asia
Electronic books.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction (Christopher R. Hughes and Hatsue Shinohara)
  • Part 1: The League and Empires
  • Chapter 2: "Liberal internationalism" reconsidered: Liberal inter-imperialism and the League of Nations in Asia and the Pacific (Tomoko Akami)
  • Chapter 3: The League of Nations' Functional Works in the Years of Growing Nationalism (Harumi Goto-Shibata)
  • Part 2: Globalism and Inter-Civilizationism
  • Chapter 4: The activity and legacy of the Far East Bureau of the League of Nations: A key knot in connecting regional and international order (Kayo Takuma)
  • Chapter 5: Japanese International Lawyers and the Codification of International Law in the League of Nations (Rikiya Takahashi)
  • Chapter 6: Intellectual Entanglements between the League of Nations and East Asia: Modernism or Anti-Modernism? (Takashi Saikawa)
  • Part 3: Member States
  • Chapter 7: Attempting Neutrality: Siam's Coping with the League of Nations' Multilateralism (Teewin Suputtikun)
  • Chapter 8: The Council of the League of Nations and Japan: A Challenge to Emerging International Norms (Hatsue Shinohara)
  • Chapter 9: China's Policies toward the Abyssinian Question, 1935-1938 (Li Chang)
  • Part 4: The Case of Manchuria
  • Chapter 10: Popular Newspapers in China and the League: A Case of the Lytton Commission (Lunhai Mu)
  • Chapter 11: Aborted Ideas of an Internationally Administered Manchuria: The Background to the Lytton Report (Haruo Tohmatsu)
  • Chapter 12: The Diplomatic construction of Chinese sovereignty During the Manchurian Crisis (Christopher R. Hughes)
  • Chapter 13: Conclusion (Madeleine Herren).

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