"First Published in Japanese in 2001 by Yuhikaku Publishing Co., Ltd., Japan as HIGASHI ASIA KOKUSAI KANKYŌ No HENDŌ To NIHON GAIKŌ 1918-1931 by Ryuji Hattori ©2001 by Ryuji Hattori."--t.p. verso.

Introduction: Japanese Diplomacy and Interwar East Asia's "Four Waves of International Change" -- The First Wave of International Change and Hara Diplomacy: September 1918 to November 1921 -- The Hara Government -- The Creation of the Washington System and the Second Wave of International Change: November 1921 to January 1924 -- The Takahashi, Katō Tomosaburō, and Yamamoto Governments -- New Movements in China and the Soviet Union and the First Era of Shidehara Diplomacy: January 1924 to April 1927 -- The Kiyoura, Katō Takaaki, and Wakatsuki Governments -- The Establishment of the Nationalist Government and Tanaka Diplomacy: April 1927 to July 1929 -- The Tanaka Government -- The Second Era of Shidehara Diplomacy and the Third Wave of International Change: July 1929 to December 1931 -- The Hamaguchi and Wakatsuki Governments -- Conclusion: International Changes and Policy Trends.

"This book provides an overall picture of East Asian international politics during the early interwar period and examines the various foreign policy trends of the major powers involved, including Japan, China, Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union. Based on extensive original research, it posits that East Asia experienced four waves of international change during the interwar period: the transition to the post-World War I international order; the appearance of Nationalist China and the Soviet Union as actors in East Asian international politics; the Japanese invasion of Manchuria; and Japanese implementation of the North China Buffer State Strategy. It considers the new challenges brought about by each of these waves, how the powers - particularly Japan, Britain, and the United States - were able to meet these challenges by working together, and how this became more difficult as time went on. It argues that the Washington System - the international order established at the 1921-22 Washington Naval Conference - was not a break with the past as is frequently argued on account of new forms of foreign policy, including the ideological approaches of the United States and the Soviet Union, but that rather spheres of influence diplomacy continued as before. In addition, in discussing Japanese foreign policy, the book provides a comprehensive picture of the diversity of views towards China among Japanese actors and the ways these shifted over time"-- Provided by publisher.

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