Prof. Tessa Morris-Suzuki (Australian National University) ...

In this episode, Prof. Morris-Suzuki de-centers the history of the Meiji Restoration by refocusing our attention on the territorial incorporation of Japan’s frontier areas: Ezo, Sakhalin, the Ryūkyūs, Tsushima, and the Bōnin Islands. We discuss Japanese proto-colonialism prior to 1868, continuities...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Morris-Suzuki, Tessa, Grunow, Tristan
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: The University of British Columbia 2022
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0415936
https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0415936
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Summary:In this episode, Prof. Morris-Suzuki de-centers the history of the Meiji Restoration by refocusing our attention on the territorial incorporation of Japan’s frontier areas: Ezo, Sakhalin, the Ryūkyūs, Tsushima, and the Bōnin Islands. We discuss Japanese proto-colonialism prior to 1868, continuities in colonialist expansion into Hokkaidō and Korea, and changing conceptions of Japan’s position in the world in response to western imperialism as seen in mid-19th century maps. ...