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Jeremy Yellen, "The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: When Total Empire Met Total War" (Cornell UP, 2019)

New Books in Southeast Asian Studies

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The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: Visions, Diplomacy, and Evolution

This chapter delves into the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere during World War II. It explores Japan's grand strategy, the anti-colonial war for independence in the region, the formation of the sphere, and the post-Matsuoka evolution of the concept. The chapter discusses the diplomatic arguments, fears, and visions that influenced Japan's alliance with Germany, as well as the debates surrounding the future of Asia.

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