This book explores the reactions to the Manchurian crisis of different sections of the state, and of a number of different groups in Japanese society, particularly rural groups, women's organizations and business associations. It thus seeks to avoid a generalized account of public relations to the military and diplomatic events of the early 1930s, offering instead a nuanced account of the shifts in public and popular opinion in this crucial period.

This book explores the reactions to the Manchurian crisis of different sections of the state, and of a number of different groups in Japanese society, particularly rural groups, women's organizations and business associations. It thus seeks to avoid a generalized account of public relations to the military and diplomatic events of the early 1930s, offering instead a nuanced account of the shifts in public and popular opinion in this crucial period.

"This dissertation focuses upon an effort to understand the significance of the ... foreign policies of the United States, Soviet Union, Japan, and Britain between 1931 and 1933 towards Manchuria in particular and China in general; and to determine where those policies strayed from the path that all nations were expected to follow after World War I in their pursuit of international peace and justice"--Introd.