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Oil was a basic source of conflict between the United States and Japan. This book examines the role played by the Standard-Vacuum Oil Company in the crisis that led to Pearl Harbor. Stanvac was the largest American supplier of oil to Japan and represented the single largest American direct investment in Asia before the war. In the context of Stan

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*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*LIST OF TABLES, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*ONE. THRUST, PARRY, LUNGE, AND COMPROMISE, pg. 15*TWO. THE PRINCIPLE OF THE OPEN DOOR, pg. 39*THREE. AND JAPAN'S "QUEST FOR AUTONOMY, pg. 71*FOUR. CONFLICT IN CHINA, pg. 104*FIVE. HULL PROTECTS THE INDIES, pg. 126*SIX. UNTIL PATIENCE RUNS OUT, pg. 158*EPILOGUE AND CONCLUSIONS, pg. 193*Appendices, pg. 201*ESSAY ON SOURCES AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 232*INDEX, pg. 257

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 2/16/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691617800, 978-0691617800
      ISBN10: 0691617805

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      Book Synopsis
      Oil was a basic source of conflict between the United States and Japan. This book examines the role played by the Standard-Vacuum Oil Company in the crisis that led to Pearl Harbor. Stanvac was the largest American supplier of oil to Japan and represented the single largest American direct investment in Asia before the war. In the context of Stan

      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*LIST OF TABLES, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*ONE. THRUST, PARRY, LUNGE, AND COMPROMISE, pg. 15*TWO. THE PRINCIPLE OF THE OPEN DOOR, pg. 39*THREE. AND JAPAN'S "QUEST FOR AUTONOMY, pg. 71*FOUR. CONFLICT IN CHINA, pg. 104*FIVE. HULL PROTECTS THE INDIES, pg. 126*SIX. UNTIL PATIENCE RUNS OUT, pg. 158*EPILOGUE AND CONCLUSIONS, pg. 193*Appendices, pg. 201*ESSAY ON SOURCES AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 232*INDEX, pg. 257

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