M. Mason

Dominant Narratives of Colonial Hokkaido and Imperial Japan

Envisioning the Periphery and the Modern Nation-State

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Produktbeschreibung

Recasts the commonly dismissed colonial project pursued in Hokkaido during the Meiji era (1868-1912) as a major force in the production of modern Japan's national identity, imperial ideology, and empire.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-28975-9
• 2012
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 429g
• ISBN-13: 9781137289759
• ISBN-10: 1137289759
• Artikelnr.: 36196472

Autorenporträt

Michele M. Mason is an assistant professor of Japanese in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Maryland.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Harvesting History: Modern Narratives for Patriotic Pioneers and the Imperial Military 2. Writing Ainu Out: The 'Nature' of Japanese Colonialism in Hokkaido 3. Penal Colonies and Political Protest: Narrating the Transformation of National Identity and Literature 4. A Pantheon of Promises: Fantasies of Freedom and Capitalist Dreams 5. Contested Sites of an Enduring Colonial Past

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1. Harvesting History: Modern Narratives for Patriotic Pioneers and the
Imperial Military 2. Writing Ainu Out: The 'Nature' of Japanese Colonialism
in Hokkaido 3. Penal Colonies and Political Protest: Narrating the
Transformation of National Identity and Literature 4. A Pantheon of
Promises: Fantasies of Freedom and Capitalist Dreams 5. Contested Sites of
an Enduring Colonial Past