Download or read book Imperial Japan and the World, 1931-1945: Foreign policy and diplomacy, 1931-1945 written by Antony Best and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transformation of Japan between 1931 and 1941 into and expansionist and potentially hegemonic power that threatened the stability of the international order in East Asia, is a topic central to understanding the region's history. Study of this period is often conceptualized using an overly narrow framework within distinct sub-disciplines, such as diplomatic, economic and intellectual.