Nish, Ian Hill

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NISH, Ian Hill

NISH, Ian Hill. British, b. 1926. Genres: History, International relations/ Current affairs. Career: Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics, 1991- (Sr. Lecturer, 1963-72; Reader, 1972-80; Professor of International History, 1980-91). Lecturer in History, University of Sydney, 1958-62. Publications: The Anglo-Japanese Alliance, 1962; The Story of Japan (in U.S. as Short History of Japan), 1968; Alliance in Decline, 1973; Japanese Foreign Policy, 1869-1942, 1977; The Origins of the Russo-Japanese War, 1985; Japan's Struggle with Internationalism, 1993; The Iwakura Mission in America and Europe, 1998; Collected Writings, 2 vols., 2001-02; Japanese Foreign Policy in the Interwar Period, 2002. Address: Oakdene, 33 Charl- wood Dr, Oxshott, Surrey KT22 0HB, England.