Asia after Versailles: Asian Perspectives on the Paris Peace Conference and the Interwar Order, 1919-33 (Edinburgh East Asian Studies)

## Traces the complex and multifaceted story of the Asian response to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 __Asia After Versailles__ addresses an important but neglected watershed for Asian nations - the response to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. The Conference marked the end of a conflict which, although intrinsically European, had globalized the world on many levels, politically as well as economically, culturally and socially. It also stood at the beginning of a new order that saw the power centre shift towards the US and Asia. Asian countries and people played a significant but so far largely neglected role in this momentous development. Bringing together an international range of experts in the history of China, Japan, India and the Ottoman Empire/Turkey, this pioneering volume demonstrates the importance of Asia in the multifaceted global transformations that revolved around the Paris Peace Conference and its aftermath. Traditional historical analysis focuses almost exclusively on US and European responses to the Paris Peace Conference and the interwar order and often fails to take into account non-western, particularly Asian voices – this is the first book to demonstrate the far-reaching Asian dimensions of the impact of Versailles in an unprecedented way making this an invaluable and interdisciplinary resource for academics and researchers in the fields of politics, international relations, area studies and history. ## Key Features * Offers a multi-regional and interdisciplinary analysis of the global impact of the Paris Peace settlement * Takes account of non-western voices in the response to the 1919 settlement * Brings together a range of internationally renowned experts in the history of China, Japan, India and the Ottoman empire * Anticipates and informs the debate on the Peace Conference and the League of Nations for the upcoming centennial in 2019/2020 This volume traces the complex story of the Asian response to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, an important but neglected watershed for Asian nations. The Conference marked the end of a conflict which, although intrinsically European, had globalized the world on many levels, politically as well as economically, culturally and socially. It also stood at the beginning of a new order that saw the power centre shift towards the US and Asia, and whose systemic structures and troubling legacies it created still remain, in part, with us today. In this momentous development, Asian countries and people played a significant role that has been much neglected in historical studies so far. Bringing together an international range of experts in the history of China, Japan, India and the Ottoman Empire/Turkey, this pioneering volume demonstrates the importance of Asia in the multifaceted global transformations that revolved around the Paris Peace Conference and its aftermath.0Traditional historical analysis focuses almost exclusively on US and European responses to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and the post-war order and often fails to take into account non-western, particularly Asian voices - this is the first book to demonstrate the far-reaching Asian dimensions of the impact of Versailles in an unprecedented way making this an invaluable and interdisciplinary resource for academics and researchers in the fields of politics, international relations, area studies and history Annotation Asia After Versailles addresses an important but neglected watershed for Asian nations - the response to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. The Conference marked the end of a conflict which, although intrinsically European, had globalized the world on many levels, politically as well as economically, culturally and socially. It also stood at the beginning of a new order that saw the power centre shift towards the US and Asia. Asian countries and people played a significant but so far largely neglected role in this momentous development. Bringing together an international range of experts in the history of China, Japan, India and the Ottoman Empire/Turkey, this pioneering volume demonstrates the importance of Asia in the multifaceted global transformations that revolved around the Paris Peace Conference and its aftermath. Traditional historical analysis focuses almost exclusively on US and European responses to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and the post-war order and often fails to take into account non-western, particularly Asian voices - this is the first book to demonstrate the far-reaching Asian dimensions of the impact of Versailles in an unprecedented way making this an invaluable and interdisciplinary resource for academics and researchers in the fields of politics, international relations, area studies and history Asia After Versailles addresses an important but neglected watershed for Asian nations - the response to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. The Conference marked the end of a conflict which, although intrinsically European, had globalized the world on many levels, politically as well as economically, culturally and socially. It also stood at the beginning of a new order that saw the power centre shift towards the US and Asia. Asian countries and people played a significant but so far largely neglected role in this momentous development. Bringing together an international range of experts in the history of China, Japan, India and the Ottoman Empire/Turkey, this pioneering volume demonstrates the importance of Asia in the multifaceted global transformations that revolved around the Paris Peace Conference and its aftermath. Traditional historical analysis focuses almost exclusively on US and European responses to the Paris Peace Conference and the interwar order and often fails to take into account non-western, particularly Asian voices ́03 this is the first book to demonstrate the far-reaching Asian dimensions of the impact of Versailles in an unprecedented way making this an invaluable and interdisciplinary resource for academics and researchers in the fields of politics, international relations, area studies and history List of illustrations -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments. Introduction: Asia after Versailles / Urs Matthias Zachmann. Part 1 : The correlation of crises, 1918-20 / Mark Metzler -- Muslim Asia after Versailles / Cemil Aydin -- From Versailles to Shanghai: pan-Asianist legacies of the Paris Peace Conference and the failure of Asianism from below / Torsten Weber. Part 2 : A cultural history of diplomacy: reassessing the Japanese "performance" at the Paris Peace Conference / Naoko Shimazu -- India's freedom and the League of Nations: public debates 1919-33 / Maria Framke -- Dashed hopes: Japanese Buddhist perspectives on the Paris Peace Conference / John Lo Breglio -- Particularism and universalism in the New Nationalism of post-Versailles Japan / Kevin M. Doak -- Versailles and the fate of Chinese internationalism: reassessing the anarchist case / Gotelind Müller -- The impact of Versailles on Chinese nationalism as reflected in Shanghai graphic and urban culture, 1919-31 / Hiroko Sakamoto. Index Contents 5 List of Illustrations 7 Notes on Contributors 8 Acknowledgments 11 Introduction: Asia After Versailles 13 Part I 33 1 The Correlation of Crises, 1918–20 35 2 Muslim Asia after Versailles 67 3 From Versailles to Shanghai: Pan-Asianist Legacies of the Paris Peace Conference and the Failure of Asianism from Below 89 Part II 111 4 A Cultural History of Diplomacy: Reassessing the Japanese ‘Performance’ at the Paris Peace Conference 113 5 India’s Freedom and the League of Nations: Public Debates 1919–33 136 6 Dashed Hopes: Japanese Buddhist Perspectives on the Paris Peace Conference 156 7 Particularism and Universalism in the New Nationalism of Post-Versailles Japan 187 8 Versailles and the Fate of Chinese Internationalism: Reassessing the Anarchist Case 209 9 The Impact of Versailles on Chinese Nationalism as Reflected in Shanghai Graphic and Urban Culture, 1919–31 224 Index 249 The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 marked the end of a conflict which, although intrinsically European, had globalized the world on many levels: politically, as well as economically, culturally and socially. It also stood at the beginning of a new order that saw the power center shift towards the USA and Asia, and whose systemic structures and troubling legacies still remain with us today. This volume traces the complex story of the Asian response to the Conference, an event that acted as an important but neglected watershed for Asian nations. Bringing together an international range of experts in the history of china, Japan, India and the Ottoman Empire/Turkey, this pioneering volume offers a multi-regional and interdisciplinary analysis of the Conference, and demonstrates the importance of Asia in the multifaceted global transformations that followed in its wake Asia After Versailles addresses an important watershed for Asian nations - the response to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. It marked the end of a conflict which, although intrinsically European, had globalized the world on many levels and stood at the beginning of a new order that saw the power centre shift towards the US and Asia Edited By Urs Matthias Zachmann. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.