{"product_id":"the-making-of-japanese-manchuria-1904-1932-paperback","title":"The Making of Japanese Manchuria, 1904-1932 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYoshihisa Tak Matsusaka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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 in Manchuria and exercised a dominant economic and political influence over the area. Japanese colonial expansion in Manchuria also loomed large in Japanese politics, military policy, economic development, and foreign relations and deeply influenced many aspects of Japan's interwar history.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 8.86 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132549140615,"sku":"9780674012066","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/bb5903317df3d0eff7ecc03a4bf5adfd.webp?v=1732627276","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-making-of-japanese-manchuria-1904-1932-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}