Book Reviews and Notices : Survey of International Affairs 1939-1946. The Far East 1942-1946. By F. C. JONES, HUGH BORTON, and B. R. PEARN. (London: Oxford University Press. For the Royal Institute of International Affairs. 1955. Pp. xiv, 589. $14.00.)

• Date: 01 December 1956
• Author: John M. Maki
• Published date: 01 December 1956
• DOI: 10.1177/106591295600900413
• Subject Matter: Articles

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BOOK

REVIEWS

AND

NOTICES

Survey

of

International

Affairs

1939-1946.

The

Far

East

1942-1946.

By

F.

C.

JONES,

HUGH

BORTON,

and

B.

R.

PEARN.

(London:

Oxford

Uni-

versity

Press.

For

the

Royal

Institute

of

International

Affairs.

1955.

Pp.

xiv,

589.

$14.00.)

Careful

selection

of

detail,

judicious

analysis,

and

clarity

of

style

combine

to

make

this

volume

an

outstanding

interpretive

account

of

Far

Eastern

international

affairs

during

World

War

II

and

the

critically

im-

portant

months

following

its

dramatic

end.

So

well

is

the

1942-46

period

handled

that

the

book

also

serves

as

an

excellent

foundation

for

an

under-

standing

of

subsequent

developments

not

mentioned

in

the

text.

Professor

Jones

was

responsible

for

two

major

sections,

the

diplomacy

of

the

Far

Eastern

phase

of

World

War

II

and

the

role

of

China

in

inter-

national

affairs

from

1945

to

1947.

His

sections

are

worthy

companion

pieces

to

his

recent

Japan’s

New

Order

in

East

Asia

1937-45.

He

now