The Making of Japanese Manchuria, 1904-1932

by Yoshihisa Tak Malsusaka and Yoshihisa Tak Matsusaka

Book Overview

In this history of Japanese involvement in northeast China, the author argues that Japan's military seizure of Manchuria in September 1931 was founded on three decades of infiltration of the area. This incremental empire-building and its effect on Japan are the focuses of this book. The principal agency in the piecemeal growth of Japanese colonization was the South Manchurian Railway Company, and by the mid-1920s Japan had a deeply entrenched presence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674012062
• ISBN13: 9780674012066
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 8.9"