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Dominant narratives of Colonial Hokkaido and Imperial Japan Envisioning the periphery and the modern nation-state /

Recasts the commonly dismissed colonial project pursued in Hokkaido during the Meiji era (1868-1912) as a major force in the production of modern Japan's national identity, imperial ideology, and empire.

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Main Authors: Mason, Michele M.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Imperialism > Social aspects > History > 19th century > Japan.
National characteristics, Japanese.
Japanese literature > History and criticism > Japan > Hokkaido.
Imperialism > Social aspects > History > 20th century > Japan.
Literature & literary studies > Asia.
Literature: history & criticism > Asia.
Literature.
Hokkaido (Japan) > Civilization.
Japan > History > Meiji period, 1868-1912.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137330888
Summary: Recasts the commonly dismissed colonial project pursued in Hokkaido during the Meiji era (1868-1912) as a major force in the production of modern Japan's national identity, imperial ideology, and empire.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137289759, 2012.
Carrier Form: 242 p.
ISBN: 9781137289759
9781137330888 :
1137330880 :
CLC: D033.3
Contents: 1. Harvesting History: Modern Narratives for Patriotic Pioneers and the Imperial Military 2. Writing Ainu Out: The 'Nature' of Japanese Colonialism in Hokkaido 3. Penal Colonies and Political Protest: Narrating the Transformation of National Identity and Literature 4. A Pantheon of Promises: Fantasies of Freedom and Capitalist Dreams 5. Contested Sites of an Enduring Colonial Past.

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