Japan's Orient: Rendering Pasts into History

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1995
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Examines how late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japanese historians created the equivalent of an 'Orient' for their new nation state. This title 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.

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Examines how late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japanese historians created the equivalent of an 'Orient' for their new nation state. This title 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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 305
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 13 Mar 1995
ISBN 10: 0520201701
ISBN 13: 9780520201705