Abstract
British writing on contemporary Japan in the interwar years is of interest for the insights it offers into: the changing perceptions of Japan from the end of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance to the eve of the Pacific War; the opinions of Japan held by the conservative Establishment, the liberal Anti-Establishment and the small pro-Japanese group; the battle between pro-Japanese and pro-Chinese writers; and the impact of global communications.
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Pardoe, J. (2002). British Writing on Contemporary Japan, 1924–1941: Newspapers, Books, Reviews and Propaganda. In: Daniels, G., Tsuzuki, C. (eds) The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations 1600–2000. The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations, 1600–2000. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230373600_16
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