Asianism and the Duality of Japanese Colonialism, 1879–1945
This paper examines aspects of Asianism ( Ajia-shugi ) and colonialism ( shokuminchishugi ) in Japan's prewar relationship with Asia, to illustrate the contradictions and dilemmas of that relationship. Before beginning, it is perhaps wise to remind readers just what Japan's territorial pos...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0165115300017745 2024-03-03T08:48:31+00:00 Asianism and the Duality of Japanese Colonialism, 1879–1945 Etō, Shinkichi 1980 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0165115300017745 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0165115300017745 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Itinerario volume 4, issue 1, page 114-126 ISSN 0165-1153 2041-2827 Political Science and International Relations History journal-article 1980 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0165115300017745 2024-02-08T08:40:33Z This paper examines aspects of Asianism ( Ajia-shugi ) and colonialism ( shokuminchishugi ) in Japan's prewar relationship with Asia, to illustrate the contradictions and dilemmas of that relationship. Before beginning, it is perhaps wise to remind readers just what Japan's territorial possessions comprised. Japan acquired Taiwan as a colony in 1895, and the Caroline, Marshall, and Marianas Islands of the Pacific as a mandated territory in 1919. In the quarter of a century between those two datas, Japan's territory grew by nearly 80 percent. The picture may be summarized as follows: Taiwan, South Sakhalin, and Korea were Japanese “territory” in the narrow sense of that word. By contrast, Kwantung, a leasehold, and the Pacific Islands, a mandate, were Japanese territory only in the broad sense of that word. But insofar as they submitted to Japanese sovereignty, they fall within the category of Japanese colonies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sakhalin Cambridge University Press Pacific Itinerario 4 1 114 126 |
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This paper examines aspects of Asianism ( Ajia-shugi ) and colonialism ( shokuminchishugi ) in Japan's prewar relationship with Asia, to illustrate the contradictions and dilemmas of that relationship. Before beginning, it is perhaps wise to remind readers just what Japan's territorial possessions comprised. Japan acquired Taiwan as a colony in 1895, and the Caroline, Marshall, and Marianas Islands of the Pacific as a mandated territory in 1919. In the quarter of a century between those two datas, Japan's territory grew by nearly 80 percent. The picture may be summarized as follows: Taiwan, South Sakhalin, and Korea were Japanese “territory” in the narrow sense of that word. By contrast, Kwantung, a leasehold, and the Pacific Islands, a mandate, were Japanese territory only in the broad sense of that word. But insofar as they submitted to Japanese sovereignty, they fall within the category of Japanese colonies. |
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Asianism and the Duality of Japanese Colonialism, 1879–1945 |
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