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The Dominion and the Rising Sun is the first major study ofCanada's diplomatic arrival in Japan and, by extension, EastAsia. It examines the political, economic, and cultural relationsforged during this seminal period between the foremost power in Asiaand the young dominion tentatively establishing itself in worldaffairs.The book begins with the opening in 1929 of the Canadian legation inTokyo -- Canada's third such office overseas -- and concludeswith the outbreak of hostilities in 1941. Primarily a diplomatichistory, the book also assesses the impact of traders, interest groups,and missionaries on Canadian attitudes toward Japan during the interwaryears. More fundamentally, it examines Canada's diplomatic comingof age closely, revealing its important Pacific dimension and thetension between Canada's commitment to peace and its trade withan aggressor.
Table of Contents
Maps, Tables, and Photographs ix
Acknowledgments xi
Note on Names xiii
Abbreviations xiv
Prologue: Raising the Flag 1 (5)
1 A Window on the Orient 6 (26)
2 From Grand Beginnings to Depression Diplomacy 32 (21)
3 Manchuria Erupts 53 (23)
4 Failure at Geneva 76 (24)
5 The Calm before the Storm 100 (20)
6 A Bitter National Spirit 120 (27)
7 A Rude Awakening 147 (23)
8 The Road to War 170 (27)
9 Pacific Promise 197 (12)
Notes 209 (22)
Select Bibliography 231 (6)
Index 237