Prologue, by O. Yoshitake.
Traditional expansionism, by R. T. Pollard.
Response to western aggression, by H. Kublin.
A question of timing and not of goals, by W. G. Beasley.
Lingering militarism, by J. M. Maki.
The Confucian world order, by M. F. Nelson.
Requirements of national security, by J. Crowley.
Ultranationalist societies, by E. H. Norman.
Pan-Asianism, by M. Jansen.
National mission, by M. Sannosuke.
Capitalism and imperialism, by O. Tanin and E. Yohan.
Capitalism, international politics, and the emperor system, by F. Shōichi.
A rebuttal to economic determinism, by H. Conroy.
Blueprint for conquest, by G. Kerr.
Unexpected happenings, by H. Cornroy.
Suggestions for additional reading (p. 101-105)
