Britain and Japan in the Twentieth Century: One Hundred Years of Trade and Prejudice (Library of International Relations)

After the horrors of World War II in Asia and the appalling mistreatment of Allied prisoners-of-war by Japanese soldiers during World War II, few would have predicted that BritainвЂTMs relationship with Japan would flourish into a booming partnership of economic interdependence by the start of the twenty-first century. В This ambitious examination of Anglo-Japanese relations over the course of the 20th century charts the fascinating history of how both nations overcame many years of prejudice and bitter conflict to form a bond fused by financial, political and military cooperation. In the 1930s, many Japanese became convinced that their exports were being kept out of India by British tariffs and it was not until the 1980s that the British government fully accepted the futility of any protectionist impulse and encouraged Japanese companies to invest in Britain. Today each country not only assists the other economically but also no longer blames the other for its own domestic problems. В After The Horrors Of World War Ii In Asia - Not Least The Systematic Appalling Mistreatment Of Allied Prisoners-of-war By The Japanese Military - Few Would Have Predicted That Britain's Relationship With Japan Would Flourish Into A Booming Partnership Of Economic Interdependence By The Start Of The Twenty-first Century. This Ambitious Examination Of Anglo-japanese Relations Over The Course Of The Twentieth Century Charts The History Of How Both Nations Overcame Many Years Of Prejudice And Bitter Conflict To Form A Bond Fused By Financial, Political And Military Cooperation.--jacket. 1. Korekiyo Takahashi And Japan's Victory In The Russo-japanese War, 1904-5 / Richard J. Smethurst -- 2. Britain And The Japanese Economy During The First World War / Janet Hutner -- 3. Great Britain And Japanese Views Of The International Order In The Interwar Period / Fumitaka Kurosawa -- 4. Britain And The World Engineering Congress : Tokyo 1929 / Christopher Madeley -- 5. Japan's Commercial Penetration Into British India And The Cotton Trade Negotiations In The 1930s / Naoto Kagotani -- 6. Paul Einzig And The Japanese Empire In 1943 / Philip Towle -- 7. Britain And The Recovery Of Japan Post-1945 / Peter Lowe -- 8. Shipping And Shipbuilding / John Weste -- 9. Anglo-japanese Economic Relations Since The 1970s / Hideya Taida -- 10. Military And Economic Power : Complementing Each Other's National Strength / Reinhard Drifte -- 11. Bilateral Stability, Global Instability : The Political Economy Of Contemporary Anglo-japanese Economic Relations / Simon Lee -- 12. Japan And The Uk At The G8 Summit, 1975 To 2006 / Hugo Dobson -- 13. The Pressure Of The Past On The Anglo-japanese Relationship / Nobuko Margaret Kosuge. Edited By Philip Towle And Nobuko Margaret Kosuge. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 180-226) And Index. Contents......Page 6 Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 11 Preface by Sir John Boyd......Page 12 Introduction by Philip Towle and Nabuko Kosuge......Page 14 1. Korekiyo Takahashi and Japan's Victory in the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5 by Richard J. Smethurst......Page 22 2. Britain and the Japanese Economy During the First World War by Janet Hunter......Page 36 3. Great Britain and Japanese Views of the International Order in the Interwar Period by Fumitaka Kurosawa......Page 54 4. Britain and the World Engineering Congress: Tokyo 1929 by Christopher Madeley......Page 67 5. Japan's Commercial Penetration into British India and the Cotton Trade Negotiations in the 1930s by Naoto Kagotani......Page 83 6. Paul Einzag and the Japanes Empire in 1943 by Philip Towle......Page 103 7. Britain and the Recovery of Japan post-1945 by Peter Lowe......Page 118 8. Shipping and Shipbuilding by John Weste......Page 128 9. Anglo-Japanese Economic Relations since the 1970s by Hideya Taida......Page 140 10. Military and Economic Power: Complementing Each Other's National Strength by Reinhard Drifte......Page 149 11. Bilateral Stability, Global Instability: The Political Economyof Contemporary Anglo-Japanese Economic Relations by Simon Lee......Page 159 12. Japan and the UK at the G8 Summit, 1975 to 2006 by Hugo Dobson......Page 173 13. The Pressure of the Past on the Anglo-Japanese Relationship by Nobuko Margaret Kosuge......Page 187 Notes......Page 201 Notes on Contributors......Page 228 References......Page 232 Index......Page 248 "After the horrors of World War II in Asia - not least the systematic appalling mistreatment of Allied prisoners-of-war by the Japanese military - few would have predicted that Britain's relationship with Japan would flourish into a booming partnership of economic interdependence by the start of the twenty-first century. This ambitious examination of Anglo-Japanese relations over the course of the 20th century charts the fascinating history of how both nations overcame many years of prejudice and bitter conflict to form a bond fused by financial, political and military cooperation. In the 1930s, many Japanese became convinced that their exports were being kept out of India by British tariffs and it was not until the 1980s that the British government fully accepted the futility of any protectionist impulse and encouraged Japanese companies to invest in Britain. Today, each country not only assists the other economically but also no longer blames the other for its own domestic problems. "Britain and Japan in the Twentieth Century" elucidates how both nations have struggled to achieve stability and harmony in their relations with each other in the face of contrasting cultural identities."--Bloomsbury Publishing. Examines Anglo-Japanese relations over the course of the 20th century, charting the history of how both nations overcame many years of prejudice and bitter conflict to form a bond fused by financial, political and military cooperation. This work looks at how both nations have struggled to achieve stability and harmony in their relations.