TY - BOOK AU - Goldstein,Erik AU - Maurer,John H. TI - The Washington Conference, 1921-22: naval rivalry, East Asian stability and the road to Pearl Harbor T2 - Diplomacy & statecraft series, SN - 9781136299155 AV - JZ5615.C63 W27 1994eb U1 - 327.1/74/09042 22 PY - 1994/// CY - Ilford, Essex, UK, Portland, Or. PB - Frank Cass KW - Conference on the Limitation of Armament KW - (1921-1922 KW - Washington, D.C.) KW - fast KW - Disarmament KW - Sea-power KW - Pan-Pacific relations KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Désarmement KW - Puissance maritime KW - Relations panpacifiques KW - Histoire KW - 20e siècle KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - International Relations KW - Arms Control KW - bisacsh KW - Wapenbeheersing KW - gtt KW - Zeemacht KW - Internationale betrekkingen KW - Electronic books N1 - "This group of studies first appeared in a special issue of Diplomacy & statecraft, vol. 4, no. 3 (November 1993)"--Title page verso; Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-311) and index; Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; The Evolution of British Diplomatic Strategy for the Washington Conference; The Politics of Naval Arms Limitation in Britain in the 1920s; The Pacific Dominions and the Washington Conference, 1921-22; The Evolution of the United States Navy's Strategic Assessments in the Pacific, 1919-31; The Icarus Factor: The American Pursuit of Myth in Naval Arms Control, 1921-36; From Washington to London: The Imperial Japanese Navy and the Politics of Naval Limitation, 1921-30; France and the Washington Conference; Italian Naval Power and the Washington Conference of 1921-22China's Place in the New Pacific Order; Arms Control and the Washington Conference; Notes on Contributors; Bibliography; Index N2 - The Washington Conference regulated the inter-war naval race between the world powers. In the era when it was still believed that battleships were the epitome of naval power and a sign of a country's strength, this conference led to limitations on the building of such weapons by the naval powers of Britain, the USA and Japan. This collection of essays deals with many aspects of the conference; the factors that caused it, the interests of the participating nations both present and future, and the results UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=512115 ER -