Terada Actors of International Cooperation in Prewar Japan

The Discourse on International Migration and the League of Nations Association of Japan
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-8452-6643-5
Verlag: Nomos
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 4, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 227 mm

Reihe: Japan in Ostasien/Japan in East Asia

The book is the first study on the history of one of the most powerful semi-governmental international organizations in interwar Japan: the League of Nations Association of Japan. Established in 1920 for the purpose of achieving the spirit of the League of Nations, the association was at the center of Japanese international cooperation and, even after Japan’s withdrawal from the League itself, acted vigorously as a member of the non-governmental International Federation of League of Nations Societies.

Based on extensive multi-archival research, this book explores how members of the association including both governmental and non-governmental actors tried to address international problems such as racial equality, migration, labour, and population. By doing so, the book reconstructs a little-known history of Japan’s international cooperation and puts it into the context of global history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Terada, Kuniyuki

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Außenpolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2; Note on Japanese names and the translation of Japanese texts;17
3; Introduction;19
3.1; The definition of international cooperation;25
3.2; The characteristics of Japanese international cooperation;27
3.3; The structure of this book;33
4; Part I: The development of international cooperation before the First World War;37
4.1; Chapter 1: International community life and the limits on the freedom of immigration: Yamada Sabur?’s view on international migration;37
4.1.1; Yamada Sabur? and the shin j?yaku jisshi junbi project;38
4.1.2; A controversy over article 2 of the Civil Code;44
4.1.3; Yamada and the Institut de droit international;51
4.1.4; The IDI’s discussion about the admission of foreigners into a country;56
4.1.5; Limits on the freedom of immigration;68
4.1.6; Japanese immigration law;76
4.1.7; Open questions;81
5; Part II: International cooperation after the foundation of the League of Nations;85
5.1; Chapter 2: The problem of international migration and the League of Nations Association of Japan: 1919–1925;91
5.1.1; The LNAJ and its relations with business and financial circles;99
5.1.2; The LNAJ and its relationship with the Japanese government;106
5.1.3; The LNAJ and its racial equality proposal;115
5.1.4; Discussion of racial equality at the IFLNS;121
5.1.5; The ILO intervention;128
5.1.6; French proposal on the admission of foreigners into a country;139
5.1.7; A defeat at the ninth Congress of the IFLNS;146
5.1.8; The aftermath of the defeat;153
5.2; Chapter 3: The Geneva World Economy Conference and the LNAJ: 1925–1927;157
5.2.1; The LNAJ’s discussion about the World Economy Conference;159
5.2.2; Three positions;166
5.2.3; Discussion at the IFLNS;179
5.2.4; The Japanese government’s attitude towards the Conference;184
5.2.5; A middle-ground position;187
5.2.6; The World Economy Conference and its results;195
5.2.7; Change and persistence in the LNAJ’s activities;199
6; Part III: International cooperation at a crossroads;207
6.1; Chapter 4: The birth of international scientific cooperation: Ueda Teijir?’s population study and its historical significance, 1927–1938;207
6.1.1; Two campaigns that emerged after the World Economy Conference;209
6.1.2; Two campaigns and the LNAJ;216
6.1.3; A cautious approach towards immigration problems;226
6.1.4; An upsurge in interests in international scientific cooperation;235
6.1.5; Ueda Teijir?’s population studies;241
6.1.6; From the population projection to the measurement of living standards;249
6.1.7; International cooperation in the age of crisis;256
7; Conclusion;264
8; References;271
8.1; Manuscript and document collections;271
8.2; Newspapers and Magazines;271
8.3; Published sources in Japanese;272
8.4; Published sources in English, French, and German;281
9; Index of names;287