1st Edition

Japan's "New Deal" for China Propaganda Aimed at Americans before Pearl Harbor

By June Grasso Copyright 2019
154 Pages
by Routledge

154 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

154 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In the decade leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, at a time when Japan was expanding its influence in Asia, several Japanese institutions set about trying to convince Americans to support Tokyo’s plans and ambitions for China. This book seeks to analyze the original publications produced by these organizations and explores the methods used by the Japanese to influence American attitudes and... Read more

1. Introduction 2. The "New Deal" in Manchuria: The South Manchuria Railway Company’s Efforts to Win American Approval 3. The America-Japan Society and the Sino-Japanese Conflict 4. The Foreign Affairs Association of Japan 5. The Japan Pacific Association 6. Conclusion: Propaganda, Anti-Communism, and the Impact of the War on American Policy

Biography



June Grasso is Associate Professor of Social Sciences at Boston University's College of General Studies, USA. Her recent publications include the Fifth Edition of Modernization and Revolution in China (2018).