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Yutaka SASAKI
Department Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies Position Professor |
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| Language | Japanese |
| Publication Date | 2019/01 |
| Type | Academic Paper |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | The Sino-Japanese War and the American Council of the Institute of Pacific Relations |
| Contribution Type | Single author |
| Journal | Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies |
| Journal Type | Japan |
| Publisher | Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University |
| Volume, Issue, Page | pp.14-29 |
| Details | This essay traces the acitivities of the American Council of the Institute of Pacific Relations (the IPR, often viewed as the harbinger of international non-governmental organizations) during the period between the latter half of 1937 and 1939 that coincides with the initial phase of the Sino-Japanese war. In doing so, it examines closely the words and deeds of the principal members of the American Council as they related to domestic political and economic situations in both China and Japan, the national interests of the United States, and the future direction of American foreign policy vis-a-vis China and Japan. In the end, viewed from a historical perspective, this essay suggests that the IPR and the members of the American Council got carried away by the onrushing torrent of history. |