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Asia and postwar Japan : deimperialization, civic activism, and national identity /

"Traces the unfolding of Japan's postwar Asia problem through various phases of deimperialization from 1945 until the early twenty-first century. It focuses on the thought and activism of progressive activists and intellectuals as they struggled to overcome rigid preconceptions about '...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Avenell, Simon Andrew (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, 2022.
Series:Harvard East Asian monographs ; 451.
Subjects:
Imperialism.
Decolonization > Asia.
Political activists > Japan > History > 20th century.
Nationalism > Japan > History > 20th century.
Japan > Relations > Asia.
Asia > Relations > Japan.
Japan > Foreign relations > 1945-
Decolonization.
Diplomatic relations.
International relations.
Nationalism.
Political activists.
Asia.
Japan.
Since 1900
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The early postwar period: Asia as ideology and ideal
  • 2. From ethnic nationalism to ethnic responsibility
  • 3. The Vietnam War, immigration control, and original sin
  • 4. Grassroots regionalization and Asian solidarity
  • 5. Another internationalization: postwar responsibility, inter-people diplomacy, and bananas
  • 6. The breakthrough: Asian community and identity in the time of change
  • Conclusion: Japan's postwar odyssey with Asia.