Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-251) and index
Introduction : Pan-Asian ideology and the Fifteen Years' War -- Conceptual roadmap : tea, China, and leadership -- Prelude to the Fifteen Years' War -- From internationalism to Pan-Asianism -- Manchukuo and the dream of Pan-Asia -- The China War and its Pan-Asian rescue -- The war of "world historical significance" -- Pan-Asianism in the co-prosperity sphere -- Conclusion : From tea to co-prosperity
"What is Pan-Asianism? Does it really exist, and if so, where can we find it? This book argues that Pan-Asianism was once an extremely potent ideology with real political consequences in Japan's foreign policy."--Jacket
