Asia and Postwar Japan: : : Deimperialization, Civic Activism, and National Identity / / Simon Avenell.

• Superior document: Harvard East Asian Monograph Series ; v.451
• VerfasserIn: Avenell, Simon,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill Academic Publishers,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Harvard East Asian Monograph Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 428 pages)

"Traces the unfolding of Japan's postwar Asia problem through various phases of deimperialization from 1945 until the early twenty-first century. It focuses on the thought and activism of progressive activists and intellectuals as they struggled to overcome rigid preconceptions about 'Asia,' as they grappled with the implications of postimperial responsibility, and as they forged new regional solidarities and Asian imaginaries"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- 1. The early postwar period : Asia as ideology and ideal -- 2. From ethnic nationalism to ethnic responsibility -- 3. The Vietnam War, immigration control, and original sin -- 4. Grassroots regionalization and Asian solidarity -- 5. Another internationalization : postwar responsibility, inter-people diplomacy, and bananas -- 6. The breakthrough : Asian community and identity in a time of change -- Conclusion. Japan's postwar odyssey with Asia.