Contents: America and a new Japan : The War for the mind of Japan / Harry Emerson Wildes -- The Place of Japan in a resurgent Asia / Sadao Iguchi -- Relations between Japan and the United States / Robert J.G. McClurkin -- Japan and the two worlds / Tatsuo Morito -- America and a new Korea : A Brief for Korea / Robert T. Oliver -- The Aspirations of Korea / You Chan Yang -- The Role of the United States in the Far East / Arthur H. Dean -- America and a new China : The Soviet-Chinese complex / Adolf A. Berle, Jr. -- The Real China / V. K. Wellington Koo -- Present United States policy toward China / Alfred le S. Jenkins -- America and a new Indochina : Paradoxes in the Indochinese dilemma / Lauriston Sharp -- Our common stake in Indochina / Pierre Millet -- The Indochinese question mark / Philip W. Thayer -- America and a new India : Ups and downs in Indo-American relations / Norman D. Palmer -- India and the United States : Democracy East and West / Gaganvihari L. Mehta -- American policy toward India and the security of Southeast Asia / John D. Jernegan -- America and a new Middle East : The Quest for security in the Middle East / Halford L. Hoskins -- The Arab Commonwealth / Abdul Monem Rifa'i -- The United States in the changing Middle East / N. Saifpour Fatemi.

pt. I. The East India trade. The beginnings of American commerce: The American ports ; The vessels employed ; Crews, captains and owners ; Cargoes -- The ports of Asia and the Pacific: Isle de France and India ; Adventures -- Mocha, Sumatra, Siam ; Batavia and Manila ; The fur trade ; The Northwest coast -- Early China trade: Macao, Whampoa and Canton ; Conditions of American trade ; The Americans and the British ; The human element in the trade ; Major Samuel Shaw.

pt. II. The first treaty with China. The foundations of American policy in Asia: Review of trade: 1815-1839 ; Relation of U.S. government to American citizens in China ; Relations with Portuguese and English ; Relations with the Chinese government ; Terranova incident -- The Americans and the Anglo-Chinese war: Foreigners imprisoned in the factories ; The Americans petition Congress ; Congress becomes interested ; Commodore Kearny's most-favored-nation agreement ; The mission created -- The American share in the opium trade. Turkey and India opium ; Conflict with Chinese -- the pledge ; Commodore Kearny's action -- Preparation for the Cushing mission: The Edmund Roberts mission ; Webster consults the merchants ; Instructions to Cushing ; Caleb Cushing goes to Macao -- The policy of Caleb Cushing: The negotiations ; The immediate application of the principles of the treaty ; Superior advantages of the Cushing treaty ; Extraterritoriality ; Responsibility placed on the Chinese ; Divergence from British policy.

pt. III. A period of confusion. The Far East becomes a political question: The international situation ; Multiplication of American interests in China ; Commissioners and consuls -- Settlement of the Shanghai land question: Early American in Shanghai ; American protests against exclusive concessions ; The municipal code ; Final settlement of a vexed question -- Humphrey Marshall and the Taiping rebellion: Growth of the rebellion ; The dilemma presented to the foreigners ; Marshall becomes suspicious of British designs ; Shall Shanghai become a free port? ; Marshall forces dissolution of provisional system -- The policy of Commissioner McLane: The inspectorate of maritime customs ; McLane settles the American claims ; Treaty revision ; McLane and Bowring go to the Pei-ho -- Attempts to open Japan to trade: Japan and early Pacific trade ; Edmund Roberts and Japan ; Visit of the Morrison, 1837 ; Revival of American interest in Japan ; European powers and Japan -- Commodore Perry's policy: Instructions ; Negotiations and treaty ; Perry's proposals for Far Eastern policy -- The policy of Dr. Peter Parker -- Formosa: Treaty revision -- destruction of barrier forts ; An American protectorate for Formosa ; Disavowal by the American government -- The Buchanan administration and the Far East: Increase of American prestige under Pierce ; Ebbing distrust of Great Britain ; Proposals for an alliance with Great Britain and France ; Instructions to William B. Reed.

pt. IV. The cooperative policy. William B. Reed and the treaty of Tientsin: The treaties of Tientsin ; The revised tariff -- legalization of the opium trade ; Settlement claims -- Ward and Tattnall -- exchange of ratifications: The conflict renewed ; "Blood is thicker than water" ; The American minister goes to Peking -- The policy of Townsend Harris in Japan: Appointment of Townsend Harris -- instructions and treaty with Siam ; Arrival of Harris in Japan -- convention of 1857 ; Harris at Yedo ; Treaty and tariff of 1858 -- Anson Burlingame: The suppression of the Taiping rebellion ; Burlingame and cooperation ; The first Chinese mission -- treaty of 1868 ; The Burlingame mission in Europe and China -- The United States and Japan, 1858-1869: Anti-foreign agitation ; Convention of 1866 -- Seward's Far Eastern policy: Seward, Burlingame and China ; Coercion of Japan ; Alaska and Korea ; Proposed joint expedition to Korea.

pt. V. The rise of Japan. First steps in Japanese expansion: The politically nebulous East ; The Japanese empire begins consolidation ; Japan on the verge of war ; Formosa, the Lew Chews and Korea -- The United States and Korea -- treaty of 1882: Expediency of disturbing the status quo ; The United States inclines towards Japan ; Shufeldt and the good offices of Li Hung Chang ; The personal views of Commodore Shufeldt --- Beginings of the contest for Korea: Japanese advance ; China and Great Britain are aroused ; Korea, 1885-1894 -- American good offices -- Sino-Japanese war: American mediation in the Franco-Chinese war, 1883-1884 ; Good offices of the United States in Korea ; Korea after the peace of Shimonoseki -- Treaty revision: Revision in China by interpretation and agreement ; Japanese effort at revision, 1872 ; Policy of Judge Bingham -- treaty of 1878 ; The Shufeldt treaty with Korea ; The unratified treaty of 1889 ; Treaties of 1894

pt. VI. The disintegration of the Chinese empire. Asiatic immigration and American foreign policy: The coolie traffic ; Chinese labor in California ; Treaties of 1868 and 1880 ; Growth of ill feeling ; The threat of Japanese immigration -- The missionaries and American policy in Asia: Missionaries as diplomatic and consular officers ; The status of missionaries under the treaties ; Missionaries and neutrality ; Persecution of Christians in China -- American trade, 1844-1898: Decline of American shipping ; Foreign advisors in China, Japan and Korea ; Foreign concessions at the treaty ports ; Telegraphs and cables ; The first railways ; Railway construction in China after 1885 ; Spheres of influence -- Hawaii and the Philippines: The annexation of Hawaii ; Suspicion of Japanese designs in Hawaii ; The Philippines in the Spanish-American War ; Peace negotiations with Spain ; Debates on Hawaii and the Philippines ; Significance of Senate approval of treaty of Paris -- The reassertion of the open door policy: The Far East in 1899 ; Overtures for an alliance ; John Hay and the open door notes ; what was obtained? -- The United States and the Boxer insurrection: The Boxer insurrection ; The desires of the American government ; Independent or concurrent action -- Personalities and principles: The consular and diplomatic service ; The contributors to American policy ; The cooperative policy -- Notes of bibliography.

Contents: Economic rampart of freedom / Emilio Abello -- The Land problem of China / Franklin L. Ho -- Incentives for economic development in Asia / Alfred Bonné -- Behind the Asian news / N. G. D. Joardar -- Social tensions in the Middle East / Emil Lengyel -- Social tensions on India / Gardner Murphy -- Lessons from Korea / Thomas H. D. Mahoney -- National liberation and social progress in Asia / Juliusz Katz-Suchy -- Our Asian policy / Adolf A. Berle, Jr. -- The Middle East and Turkey in world affairs / Nuri Eren -- The Blind alley of totalitarianism / Harold R. Isaacs -- Soviet policy and the revolution in Asia / Philip E. Mosely -- Communism and the peasants / David Mitrany -- The Anglo-American partnership / Lawrence Hunt -- Inter-American solidarity and the Asian crisis / James S. Carson -- Asian mentality and United States foreign policy / F. S. C. Northrop -- How Asians view the United States / Vera Micheles Dean.

Contents: The case for and against military withdrawal from Vietnam and Korea / Fred Greene -- International collaboration concerning Southeast Asia / T. T. B. Koh -- Asia and the prospects for world order / Joseph S. Clark -- The American territorial presence in Asia / John H. Badgley -- The presence in southern Asia of outside powers / W. Howard Wriggins -- The role of Japan and the future of American relations with the Far East / U. Alexis Johnson -- The new multipolar balance in East Asia : Implications for United States policy / A. Doak Barnett -- The American posture toward India and Pakistan / Phillips Talbot -- An American policy toward the Middle East / Parker T. Hart -- International relations, 1965-1969 / Hans J. Morgenthau -- Demography and human ecology : Some apparent trends / Leo F. Schnore.