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.

Author: M. Mason
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 12/05/2012
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781137289759

About the Author
Michele M. Mason is an assistant professor of Japanese in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Maryland.