Japan's Orient Rendering Pasts into History

by Stefan Tanaka (Author)
February 1995
First Edition
Paperback
$33.95, £27.00
Courses
History of Japan
Title Details

Rights: Available worldwide
Pages: 305
ISBN: 9780520201705
Trim Size: 6 x 9

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About the Book

Stefan Tanaka examines how late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japanese historians created the equivalent of an "Orient" for their new nation state. He argues that the Japanese attempted to use a variety of pasts—Chinese, Indian, and proto-historic Japanese—to construct an identity that was both modern and Asian.

About the Author

Stefan Tanaka is Associate Professor of History, University of California, San Diego.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION:
THE DISCOVERY OF HISTORY

PART ONE: FINDING EQUIVALENCE
1
From Kangaku to 1oyiishi: The Search for History
2
Toyoshi: The Convergence of East and West

PART TWO: CREATING DIFFERENCE
Interlude: Difference and Tradition
3
Shina: The Separation of Japan from China
4
Shina: The Narration of Japan's Emergence
5
Shina: The Authorization of a Discourse
6
Archeology: The Institutionalization of Shina

EPILOGUE: THE RENOVATION OF THE PAST
WORKS CITED
INDEX