For Japan, as one of the victorious allies, World War I meant territorial gains in China and the Pacific. At the end of the war, however, Japan discovered that in modeling itself on imperial Germany since the nineteenth century, it had perhaps been imitating the wrong national example. Japanese policy debates during World War I, particularly the clash between proponents of greater democratization and those who argued for military expansion, thus became part of the ongoing discussion of national identity among Japanese elites. This study links two sets of concerns-the focus of recent studies of the nation on language, culture, education, and race; and the emphasis of diplomatic history on international developments-to show how political, diplomatic, and cultural concerns work together to shape national identity.
| ISBN: | 9780674005075 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 2001 |
| Author: | Frederick R Dickinson |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Asia Center an imprint of Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 363 pages |
| Series: | Harvard East Asian Monographs |
| Genres: |
Geography |
For Japan, as one of the victorious allies, World War I meant territorial gains in China and the Pacific. At the end of the war, however, Japan discovered that in modeling itself on imperial Germany since the nineteenth century, it had perhaps been imitating the wrong national example. Japanese policy debates during World War I, particularly the clash between proponents of greater democratization and those who argued for military expansion, thus became part of the ongoing discussion of national identity among Japanese elites. This study links two sets of concerns-the focus of recent studies of the nation on language, culture, education, and race; and the emphasis of diplomatic history on international developments-to show how political, diplomatic, and cultural concerns work together to shape national identity.
War and National Reinvention features in the following genres: Geography
War and National Reinvention is available in Paperback
War and National Reinvention was written by Frederick R Dickinson and published by Harvard University Asia Center an imprint of Harvard University Press
War and National Reinvention has 363 pages
Yes it is part of Harvard East Asian Monographs series