SOVEREIGNTY AND AUTHENTICITY by Prasenjit Duara ( 9780742530911 )

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Title:

SOVEREIGNTY AND AUTHENTICITY
MANCHUKUO AND THE EAST ASIAN MODERN

By:

Prasenjit Duara

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Paperback

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Publisher:

ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD

Pub. date:

13 January, 2004

Series:

State & Society in East Asia

Pages:

320

Synopsis:

In this powerful and provocative book, Prasenjit Duara uses the intriguing case of Manchukuo_the Japanese puppet state in northeast China from 1932-1945_to explore how such antinomies as imperialism and nationalism, modernity and tradition, and governmentality and exploitation interacted in the post-World War I period. He argues that Manchukuo, as a transparently constructed 'nation-state,' offers a unique historical laboratory for examining the utilization and transformation of circulating global forces mediated by the 'East Asian modern.' With its sweepingly original theoretical and comparative perspectives on nationalism and imperialism, this book will be essential reading for all those interested in contemporary history.

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