The Bonin Islanders, 1830 to the present : narrating Japanese nationality

The Bonin Islanders, 1830 to the present : narrating Japanese nationality / David Chapman.

"This book examines the social and cultural history of the Bonin Islands and its inhabitants from the first settlements in the early nineteenth century to today. It provides a critical approach to understanding how communities create local narratives while located between powerful nations and n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chapman, David, 1961- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
Series:AsiaWorld.
Subjects:
Community life > Japan > Bonin Islands > History.
Nationalism > Japan > Bonin Islands > History.
Ethnicity > Japan > Bonin Islands > History.
HISTORY > Asia > Japan.
Community life
Ethnicity
Historiography
International relations
Nationalism
Social conditions
Bonin Islands (Japan) > History.
Bonin Islands (Japan) > Historiography.
Bonin Islands (Japan) > Social conditions.
Bonin Islands (Japan) > Relations.
Japan > Bonin Islands
History
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Table of Contents:
  • The orphan, the uninhabited, and the archbishop : narratives of discovery and possession
  • An unsettled settlement : narratives of promise and menace
  • Encountering Japan : narratives of possession and reclamation
  • Naturalized foreigners : narratives of nation and modernity
  • Christianity, colonialism, and community : narratives of spectacle and religion
  • Strangers at home : narratives of suspicion and conflict
  • A world apart : narratives of identity.

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