The first and perhaps most permeating aspect of the book is the focus on military power and the relationships it formed between China and Japan. To do so, Iriye first delves into the historical role of military in both countries. China is presented as a country that, while not unfamiliar to military, has founded a civilization on the belief that military is more of a necessary evil while civilization itself, mixed with culture and the accompanying tassels are what truly defined a historical China and established the mind set of the Chinese elite as they entered the modern setting. In fact, the groundwork of the modern army that was established in the latter half of the 19th century had a focus

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