Japan's Orient Rendering Pasts into History

Name: Japan's Orient Rendering Pasts into History
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ISBN: 9780520201705

ISBN-10: 0520201701

ISBN-13: 9780520201705

Edition: 1994

Authors: Stefan Tanaka

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Stefan Tanaka examines how late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japanese historians created the equivalent of an "Orient" for their new nation state. He argues that the Japanese attempted to use a variety of pasts--Chinese, Indian, and proto-historic Japanese--to construct an identity that was both modern and Asian.

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 2/8/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 305
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Discovery of History



Finding Equivalence



From Kangaku to Toyoshi: The Search for History



Toyoshi: The Convergence of East and West



Creating Difference


Interlude: Difference and Tradition



Shina: The Separation of Japan from China



Shina: The Narration of Japan's Emergence



Shina: The Authorization of a Discourse



Archeology: The Institutionalization of Shina


Epilogue: The Renovation of the Past


Works Cited


Index