The Situation in Asia - Owen Lattimore (1949 First Edition, Little Brown) Ex-US Army GHQ Japan & China Field Det. Copy 1949年首版/二戰美軍GHQ館藏珍本 歐文·拉蒂摩爾《亞洲局勢》

 First Edition, published in April 1949 by Little, Brown and Company (an Atlantic Monthly Press Book), The Situation in Asia is a foundational work of Cold War Asian geopolitics written by renowned Far East scholar Owen Lattimore.

Published during the climactic final months of the Chinese Civil War, Lattimore presents an incisive, country-by-country analysis of post-WWII Asia—covering the collapse of European colonial empires, the rise of Asian nationalism, the reconstruction of Japan, and the strategic dilemmas facing American foreign policy. Lattimore urges Washington to abandon colonial illusions and adapt to the new political realities of Asia.

Historical Significance & Provenance

 Author at the Center of McCarthyism: Owen Lattimore, a former political advisor to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (appointed on President Roosevelt's recommendation) and Director of the Page School of International Relations at Johns Hopkins, became the primary target of Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1950. McCarthy falsely accused him of being the "top Soviet spy in America." This 1949 book was at the absolute center of the political storm surrounding "Who Lost China?"

 Exceptional US Military Provenance (GHQ SCAP Japan & China Field Detachment):

 Stamped on the front map endpaper with the prominent purple ink seal "PROPERTY OF US ARMY CHINA FIELD DET".

 Stamped on endpapers and pocket with "U.S. ARMY JAPANESE AREA & LANGUAGE COURSE / 日本地區語言學科之印" and "TIS, GHQ" (Tactical Intelligence Section / Military Intelligence Service, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers).

 Museum-Grade Artifact: Includes the original circulation pocket and Date Due card stamped "22 JAN 1953" with the handwritten signature of US military personnel (Dan Felton Jr.).

 Includes Rare Original Dust Jacket: Preserved with its original publisher's dust jacket designed by Samuel Bryant, featuring an Asia map on the front and Lattimore's portrait/biography on the back panel.

 Condition Report

 Dust Jacket & Cover: Includes the rare original dust jacket in Good condition with some chipping, short tears, and wear along the extremities/spine head, now protected. Underlying hardcovers and spine are sturdy and strong.

 Interior & Binding: Binding is tight and square. Internal text pages are remarkably clean with uniform age-toning and minor foxing to endpapers. No internal marginalia or text markings. Endpaper maps remain vivid.

 Military Markings: Complete with all original US military intelligence library stamps, catalog stickers, pocket, and signed 1953 checkout slip intact. A phenomenal collectible artifact of Cold War history.

本書為 1949 年 4 月由波士頓 Little, Brown and Company（大西洋月刊出版社合作）初版發行的亞洲地緣政治經典《亞洲局勢》（The Situation in Asia），由著名東亞研究專家、曾任蔣介石政治顧問的歐文·拉蒂摩爾（Owen Lattimore）撰寫。

全書共分十章，系統性地分析了二戰結束後帝國主義在亞洲的衰落、亞洲民族主義與革命浪潮（包括中國革命、日本占領期轉型、邊疆問題與蘇聯影響），並直言不諱地指出美國傳統亞洲政策的盲點，敦促美國政府承認亞洲新興獨立力量與政治現實。本書出版於 1949 年國共內戰決戰之際，是研究冷戰初期美國對華與對亞政策調整的關鍵歷史文獻。

作者特殊身分與歷史風暴中心： 作者歐文·拉蒂摩爾是 20 世紀美國最重要的亞洲學者之一，曾獲羅斯福總統推薦擔任蔣介石的私人政治顧問。1950 年（即本書出版次年），他被麥卡錫參議員（Joseph McCarthy）誣指為「美國首席蘇聯特務」，成為冷戰初期「麥卡錫主義」（McCarthyism）獵巫運動中最著名的受害者之一。本書中的許多觀點正是當年國會聽證會爭論的焦點。

 極其罕見的美軍駐日盟軍總司令部（GHQ）與駐華特遣隊雙重館藏：

 襯頁地圖上蓋有醒目的紫色美軍印章 ⁠PROPERTY OF US ARMY CHINA FIELD DET⁠（美軍駐華特遣隊財產）。

 扉頁與借書袋蓋有 ⁠U.S. ARMY JAPANESE AREA & LANGUAGE COURSE⁠（日本地區語言學科之印） 以及 ⁠TIS, GHQ⁠（盟軍總司令部軍事情報服務處） 印章。

 極致細節： 封底內頁的借書卡（Date Due Slip）與借書袋上，完整保留了 ⁠22 JAN 1953⁠ 的蓋印及美軍人員 ⁠Dan Felton Jr.⁠ 的親筆借書簽名，現場史料感無可比擬！

 罕見保存原裝書衣： 帶有 Samuel Bryant 設計的原裝護封（Dust Jacket），封底印有拉蒂摩爾的珍貴肖像與詳細生平背景，在同類二手書中極為少見。

🔍 中書況說明

 書衣與封面： 附原裝彩印護封（Dust Jacket），書衣邊緣有些許自然歲月磨損、小裂口與磨邊（約 Good Condition），但顏色依然鮮豔，主體完好。硬皮封面結構非常牢固。

 內頁與裝訂： 裝訂緊實（Tight Binding）。內頁乾淨，有自然的淡斑與歲月泛黃，無畫線、無批註、無缺頁。前頁印有豐富的東亞與東南亞行政地圖。

 館藏印章與配件： 完整保留美軍軍方印章、分類號貼紙、原始借書袋及帶有 1953 年美軍簽名的借書卡，呈現博物館級別的歷史文物狀態。