A history of nationalism in modern Japan : : placing the people / / by Kevin M. Doak.

• Superior document: Handbook of Oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section five, Japan, v. 13
• Author: Doak, Kevin Michael.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Series: Handbuch der Orientalistik. Japan ; 13. Bd.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Chapter One. Representing The People As A Nation /; Chapter Two. The Preconditions Of Japanese Nationalism /; CHAPTER THREE. TENNŌ /; Chapter Fours. Hakai /; Chapter Five. Kokumin /; Chapter Six. Minzoku /; Chapter Seven. Afterword: The Place Of The Nation In Japan Today /; Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-284) and index.
• ISBN: 128145821X; 9786611458218; 904741182X
• ISSN: 0921-5239
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Kevin M. Doak.

This volume provides a systematic overview of the debates over Japanese national identity and nationalism from the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. It presumes that nationalism is a particular form of identity-politics and as such it foregrounds national identity as it has been articulated by influential Japanese intellectuals. Building on theories that situate nationalism as a mode of politicizing the people, this study presents Japanese nationalism as a contestory practice that positions “the people” as what the nation is and what nationalism seeks to achieve. The body of the text is composed of chapters that explore key sites where this practice has been particularly intense and influential (kokumin, minzoku, shakai, tenno). Originally published in hardcover.