| Description |
xix, 406 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Harvard East Asian monographs ; 418 |
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Harvard East Asian monographs ; 418
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Part I. Boundaries of late Meiji colonial subjecthood. Colonial reality and subaltern subjectivity -- Meeting the man on the other side -- The paupers' grave at Margravine Cemetery -- Welcome to the empire -- Part II. Journeys between the metropole and the colonies. The taming of the barbarian and other savage love stories -- Two coconuts and a bonito stick -- Part III. Performing and living racial-alities. Dividing space, creating barriers -- A mountain of bones -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Examines material objects, visual imagery, and oral histories to help reconstruct the lives and movements of the four least examined groups of Japan's colonial subjects--the Ainu, Taiwan's indigenous people, Micronesians, and Okinawans--conveying the dynamic nature of an empire in motion and explaining how individuals navigated the variances of imperial life"--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Based on the author's thesis, issued under the title: Subaltern speak : imperial multiplicities in Japan's empire and post-war colonialisms ( Ph. D.--University of California, Santa Barbara, 2011) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-400) and index |
| Subject |
Ainu -- Ethnic identity.
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Ryukyuans -- Ethnic identity.
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Micronesians -- Ethnic identity.
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Taiwan aborigines -- Ethnic identity.
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| SUBJECT |
Japan http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78089021 -- Colonies -- Asia.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012528
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Japan -- Foreign relations -- 1868-1912.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069421
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Japan -- Foreign relations -- 1912-1945.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069424
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| LC no. |
2018034043 |
| ISBN |
9780674237278 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper) |
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0674237277 (hardcover ;) (alkaline paper) |
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9780674237285 (paperback ;) (alkaline paper) |
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0674237285 (paperback ;) (alkaline paper) |
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