Misunderstanding and mistranslation in the origins of the Pacific War of 1941-1945 : the importance of 'Magic'

The thesis is concerned with a specific example of misunderstanding as a factor in international crisis leading to war. The example is the outbreak of the Pacific War in December 1941 and the thesis gives special importance to the mistranslation and misinterpretation of "Magic" (Magic, as...

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Main Author: Komatsu, Keiichiro
Published: University of Oxford 1994
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900
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.241220