Title:
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MUTSU MUNEMITSU AND IDENTITY FORMATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE STATE IN MODERN JAPAN
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By: |
Louis G. Perez (Editor) |
Format: |
Hardback |
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£74.95 |
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ISBN 10: |
0773473661 |
ISBN 13: |
9780773473669 |
Publisher: |
THE EDWIN MELLEN PRESS LTD |
Series: |
Japanese Studies v. 14 |
Pages: |
342 |
Description: |
This volume contains seven articles about Matsu Munemitsu, the foreign minister of Japan who led Japan into war in 1894, the same summer that he successfully negotiated the end of the Unequal Treaties with the West; and examinations of identity formation. |
Synopsis: |
This volume contains seven articles about Matsu Munemitsu, the foreign minister of Japan who led Japan into war in 1894, the same summer that he successfully negotiated the end of the Unequal Treaties with the West; and examinations of identity formation. The book examines the formation of Mutsu's identity, and then the reinvention of his character and persona in the face of ostracism and rapprochement with his feudal domain, the new Meiji government, and the political parties in Japan. Similarly, three Japanese identities are also examined: Kido Takayoshi; Furuno Inosuke, and the national press. The articles reconsider the importance of self-reference, natioanl and regional ethos, himeland and furosato, ideology and nationalism in the formation of identity. |
Illustrations: |
bibliography, index |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Edwin Mellen Press Ltd |
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Non-returnable |
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