Title Reading colonial Japan : text, context, and critique / edited by Michele M. Mason and Helen J.S. Lee

Published Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 302 pages) Contents The shores of the Sorachi River / Kunikida Doppo ; translation by Michele M. Mason -- Writing Ainu out, writing Japanese in : the "nature" of Japanese colonialism in Hokkaido / Michele M. Mason -- Hokkaido Former Natives Protection Law / translation by Richard Siddle -- Rule in the name of "protection" : the vocabulary of colonialism / Komori Yoichi ; translation by Michele M. Mason -- Officer Ukuma / Ikemiyagi Sekiho ; translation by Davinder L. Bhowmik -- Subaltern identity in Okinawa / Davinder L. Bhowmik -- Demon bird / Sato Haruo ; translation by Robert Tierney -- Violence, borders, identity : an ethnographic narrative set in colonial Taiwan / Robert Tierney -- The manual of home cuisine / The Women's Division of the Green Flag Association ; translation by Helen J.S. Lee -- Eating for the emperor : the nationalization of settler homes and bodies in the Kominka Era / Helen J.S. Lee -- Wolf forest, basket forest, and thief forest / Miyazawa Kenji ; translation by Kota Inoue -- A little story of settler colonialism : imperialist consciousness and children's literature in the 1920s / Kota Inoue -- Manchu girl / Koizumi Kikue ; translation by Kimberly T. Kono -- Imperializing motherhood : the education of a "Manchu girl" in colonial Manchuria / Kimberly T. Kono -- The adventures of Dankichi / Shimada Keizo ; translation by Helen J.S. Lee -- Popular orientalism and Japanese views of Asia / Kawamura Minato ; translation by Kota Inoue and Helen J.S. Lee Summary By any measure, Japan's modern empire was formidable. The only major non-western colonial power in the 20th century, Japan controlled a vast area of Asia and numerous archipelagos in the Pacific Ocean. The massive extraction of resources and extensive cultural assimilation policies radically impacted the lives of millions of Asians and Micronesians, and the political, economic, and cultural ramifications of this era are still felt today. The Japanese empire lasted from 1869-1945. During this time, how was the Japanese imperial project understood, imagined, and lived?Reading Colonial Japanis a unique anthology that aims to deepen knowledge of Japanese colonialism(s) by providing an eclectic selection of translated Japanese primary sources and analytical essays that illuminate Japan's many and varied colonial projects. The primary documents highlight how central cultural production and dissemination were to the colonial effort, while accentuating the myriad ways colonialism permeated every facet of life. The variety of genres the explored includes legal documents, children's literature, cookbooks, serialized comics, and literary texts by well-known authors of the time. These cultural works, produced by a broad spectrum of "ordinary" Japanese citizens (a housewife in Manchuria, settlers in Korea, manga artists and fiction writers in mainland Japan, and so on), functioned effectively to reinforce the official policies that controlled and violated the lives of the colonized throughout Japan's empire. By making available and analyzing a wide-range of sources that represent "media" during the Japanese colonial period, Reading Colonial Japandraws attention to the powerful role that language and imagination played in producing the material realities of Japanese colonialism Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Includes Japanese texts translated into English Subject Japanese literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism Japanese literature -- Translations into English Colonies in literature. Imperialism in literature. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration. Colonies in literature Diplomatic relations Imperialism in literature Japanese literature Kolonialismus Japansk litteratur -- 1900-talet -- översättning till engelska. Kolonier i litteraturen. Imperialism i litteraturen. SUBJECT Japan -- Colonies -- History Japan -- Foreign relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069417 Subject Japan Japan Japan -- internationella relationer. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Translations Form Electronic book Author Mason, Michele Lee, Helen J. S., 1968- LC no. 2011049958 ISBN 9780804781596 0804781591 0804776962 9780804776967

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