Provincializing empire Ōmi merchants in the Japanese transpacific diaspora
"Provincializing Empire explores the global history of Japanese expansion through a regional lens. It rethinks the nation-centered geography and chronology of empire by uncovering the pivotal role of expeditionary merchants from Omi (present-day Shiga Prefecture) and their modern successors. Tr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press
2023, [2023]
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| Series: | Asia Pacific modern
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | "Provincializing Empire explores the global history of Japanese expansion through a regional lens. It rethinks the nation-centered geography and chronology of empire by uncovering the pivotal role of expeditionary merchants from Omi (present-day Shiga Prefecture) and their modern successors. Tracing their lives from the early modern era, and writing them into the global histories of empire, diaspora, and capitalism, Jun Uchida offers an innovative analysis of expansion through a story previously untold: how the nation's provincials built on their traditions to create a transpacific diaspora that stretched from Seoul to Vancouver, while helping shape the modern world of transoceanic exchange"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 378 pages illustrations (colour), maps (colour) |
| ISBN: | 9780520390119 0520390113 |