Japan, Race and Equality

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Negotiating racial equality at the peace conference; Chapter 2 Domestic politics and the League of Nations; Chapter 3 Immigration and the ‘diplomacy of saving face’; Chapter 4 Japan’s status as a great power; Chapter 5 Australia overwhelms the British Empire delegation; Chapter 6 The American opposition; Chapter 7 Conclusions and reflections;

'The case studies in general are extremely detailed, very well researched and provide excellent reference material on regional co-operative arrangements as NAFTA abd EMU' - Ella Kavanagh, National University of Ireland for The Business Economist'This study is a valuable addition to the history of Japan's international relations in the twentieth century. Dr Shimazu has researched her chosen subject meticulously and presents her arguments and conclusions with clarity and objectivity' Hugh Cortazzi, The Japan Society, Spring 99, Number 132