1st Edition

Origins of the War in the East

By Aron Shai Copyright 1976
272 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages
by Routledge

270 Pages
by Routledge

This study describes the British government’s policy towards China during the first phases of the undeclared Sino-Japanese war, starting in July 1937 when the conflict in North China culminated in all-out hostilities; and ending in September 1939 when the outbreak of the war over Poland forced the British government to turn almost all its attention to Europe. The dilemmas confronting British... Read more

1. From an Incident to the Undeclared Sino-Japanese War  2.The League of Nations and the Brussels Conference of 1937  3. In Quest of a Policy: China and the Anglo-Saxon Powers  4.The War and Strategic Aid  5.The War and Financial Aid: the Customs and Credits to China  6. The Tientsin Dispute of 1939 – A Far Eastern Munich?  7. Conclusion. Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

Aron Shai

‘These lectures...are models of unforced eloquence...and however conversational yet keeping their direction...’ Times Literary Supplement