Placing Empire : Travel and the Social Imagination in Imperial Japan / / Kate McDonald.

"Placing Empire examines the spatial politics of Japanese imperialism through a study of Japanese travel and tourism to Korea, Manchuria, and Taiwan between the late nineteenth century and the early 1950s. In a departure from standard histories of Japan, this book shows how debates over the pla...

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Place / Publishing House:Oakland, California : : University of California Press,, 2017.
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 254 pages) :; illustrations (some colour), maps; digital, PDF file(s).
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Summary:"Placing Empire examines the spatial politics of Japanese imperialism through a study of Japanese travel and tourism to Korea, Manchuria, and Taiwan between the late nineteenth century and the early 1950s. In a departure from standard histories of Japan, this book shows how debates over the place of colonized lands reshaped the social and spatial imaginary of the modern Japanese nation and how, in turn, this sociospatial imaginary affected the ways in which colonial difference was conceptualized and enacted. In so doing, it illuminates how ideas of place became central to the production of new forms of colonial hierarchy as empires around the globe transitioned from an era of territorial acquisition to one of territorial maintenance"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0520967232
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Kate McDonald.