The United States and Asia [antikvár]

PREFACE The aim of this volume is to provide a general briefing on the development of American relations with the lands of Asia and the Pacific. As such it is intended primarily for the general reader and the student seeking an introductory approach to the subject. It purports to be frank and objective within a framework of liberal and Christian principles and to come to grips honestly with problems currently confronting the United States in Asia. Major and general developments are stressed and details are included only to the extent necessary to clarify the narrative. Since the lands of the Near East are linked historically and otherwise to the Mediterranean area, they are not included in the Asia encompassed by this study. The book is based on a critical examination of primary materials as well as a careful study of the works of a large number of specialists. An attempt has been made to follow a "unit" approach. As a consequence there may be some minor overlapping of material. The source references are primarily intended to be grateful acknowledgments for the research and judgments of others. To avoid needless repetition, "Secretary" before a personal name indicates a United States Secretary of State, unless the text specifies or implies otherwise. The spellings of Asiatic names are admittedly inconsistent since the intent has been to employ the particular spellings that may be most familiar to the general reader. I wish to thank the John Day Company for their kind permission to draw on parts of two of my books published by them, namely. Introducing Asia and Japan and America, and for permission to reproduce four maps which appeared in these books (Manchuria, Northeast Asia, The Pacific Area and World War II, and Japan and the Peace Treaty). I [ vii ]