Transforming Empire in Japan and East Asia
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-13-3479-5 (ISBN)
Robert Eskildsen is Senior Associate Professor, Department of History, International Christian University, Japan. The author's academic training is in the field of modern Japanese history, notably in the sub-fields of premodern Japanese history and modern East Asian history. His publications on the topic include articles in leading journals of history and Asian Studies, such as the American Historical Review and The Journal of Asian Studies.
Introduction.- Part I: The regional context of the Taiwan Expedition.- From portals to borders.- A justification for colonization.- Planning an expedition to Taiwan.- The decision to go to Taiwan.- Part II: On the ground in Taiwan.- Spies and explorers.- Punishing the “savages”.- The fading dream of colonization.- Part III: Defending the expedition.- Negotiating a settlement.- Justifying the expedition in the Japanese media.- Conclusion.
Erscheinungsdatum | 18.01.2019 |
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Reihe/Serie | New Directions in East Asian History |
Zusatzinfo | 21 Illustrations, black and white; XIX, 383 p. 21 illus. |
Verlagsort | Singapore |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
Schlagworte | Birth of Japanese Imperialism • Historical Conflicts between China and Japan • Japan and the Taiwan Expedition • Japanese Colonialism and Western Imperialism • State Consolidation after the Meiji Restoration • Taiwan Expedition in the Japanese Media |
ISBN-10 | 981-13-3479-X / 981133479X |
ISBN-13 | 978-981-13-3479-5 / 9789811334795 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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