The United States and East Asia / Richard Warner Van Alstyne.

Cont.: The historical setting -- The Americans arrive in China -- The United States steps forward in Japan -- "Antiforeignism" in China, the "Yellow Peril" in America -- American imperialism in the Orient and its frustrations -- Revolution in China, friction with Japan -- Chinese nationalism and the Manchurian tinderbox -- From friendship to enmity: Japan and the United States, 1921-41 -- The Chinese revolution stuns the United States.