01442nam a2200241Ia 4500 CTU_114528 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 952.033 B262 Barnhart, Michael A. Japan prepares for total war : The search for economic security, 1919-1941 Michael A. Barnhart Ithaca Cornell University Press 1987 Though the subject has been much studied, this book belongs to a small corpus of works based upon both English- and Japanese-language sources. In emphasizing that Japan's drive for empire was rooted in its economic insecurity, the book is in the tradition of James Crowley's Japan's Quest for Autonomy, 1930-38 (1966). Barnhart's work, however, covers a broader time span, is based upon a wealth of documentation that has become available in the past two decades, and also covers U.S.-Japanese diplomatic relations more thoroughly than Crowley's did. Barnhart's book is even-handed and scholarly in tone. Though its appeal will be limited mainly to specialists, general readers who have some knowledge of the topic will find it rewarding National security,Japan,Japan,Japan Economic conditions,Economic policy,History 1918-1945,1912-1945 Japan M.Loan Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ