Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. TABLES VIII
4. SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE IX
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XI
6. NOTES ON CHINESE AND JAPANESE NAMES XIII
7. Introduction: Irredentism, the Diaoyu Islands, and Sino-Japanese Relations 1
8. 1 International Law and the Diaoyu Islands 19
9. 2 Historical Documents of the Diaoyu Islands: A Cross-Time Analysis 42
10. 3 Critics of the Irredentism Debate over the Diaoyu Islands 101
11. 4 From Irredentism to Modern Geopolitics: The Diaoyu Islands during the Twentieth Century 116
12. Conclusion: Historical Justification and Chinese Hegemony 152
13. Appendix THE DIAOYU ISLANDS MAPS AND HISTORICAL EVIDENCE 163
14. NOTES 189
15. GLOSSARY 237
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 245
17. INDEX 285
18. About the Author 299