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The Standard-Vacuum Oil Company and United States East Asian Policy, 1933-1941
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Full Title:
The Standard-Vacuum Oil Company and United States East Asian Policy, 1933-1941
Contributors:
By (Author) Irvine H. Anderson
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
19th May 2015
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Economic systems and structures
Dewey:
338.7665509598
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
274
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
369g
Description
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
