COTTON-TEXTILE DIPLOMACY: Japan, Great Britain and the United States, 1930-1936 (Dissertations in European Economic History II)

New York, NY: Arno Press/New York Times Co, 1981. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. EX-LIB/UNCIRCULATED Copy. Text/NEW & Bright. Black linen boards/NF. DJ/None. 1977 dissertation of Osamu Ishii (1936 -). Outstanding study of relationships between industrial powers --- world trade in the decade of shrinking purchasing power of the Great Depression and ensuing rise of economic nationalism. In 1931 Japan expanded its economic policy. As Japanese industrial products, chiefly cotton textiles, moved into markets previsously monopolized by Great Britain and the US disequilibrium set in. 511 pgs. 10 chapters ub 4 parts: Part I, The Japanese Initiative (1930-1933): 1, Japanese Trade Expansion; 2, Lancashire, Osaka & the Chinese Market. Part II, The British Response (1932-1934): 3, The Indian Market; 4, The Failure of Cartel Negotiations; 5, From Economic Internationalism to Economic Nationalism. Part III, The American Response (1933-1936): 6, The Defense of the US Market; 7, The Limits of 'Economic Diplomacy' , I (Latin America markets); 8, The Limits of 'Economic Diplomacy' , II,. And, Part IV, Japan's Retreat into Asia (1934-1936): 9, The Limits of 'Economic Diplomacy', III (Canadian & Australian Markets); and 10, Consequence of the Takahashi Policy (Japan & China), followed by Conclusion.