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Examines how late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japanese historians created the equivalent of an 'Orient' for their new nation state. This title argues that the Japanese attempted to use a variety of pasts - Chinese, Indian, and proto-historic Japanese - to construct an identity that was both modern and Asian.

Table of Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION:
THE DISCOVERY OF HISTORY

PART ONE: FINDING EQUIVALENCE
1
From Kangaku to 1oyiishi: The Search for History
2
Toyoshi: The Convergence of East and West

PART TWO: CREATING DIFFERENCE
Interlude: Difference and Tradition
3
Shina: The Separation of Japan from China
4
Shina: The Narration of Japan's Emergence
5
Shina: The Authorization of a Discourse
6
Archeology: The Institutionalization of Shina

EPILOGUE: THE RENOVATION OF THE PAST
WORKS CITED
INDEX

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/13/1995 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780520201705, 978-0520201705
      ISBN10: 0520201701

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines how late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japanese historians created the equivalent of an 'Orient' for their new nation state. This title argues that the Japanese attempted to use a variety of pasts - Chinese, Indian, and proto-historic Japanese - to construct an identity that was both modern and Asian.

      Table of Contents
      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      INTRODUCTION:
      THE DISCOVERY OF HISTORY

      PART ONE: FINDING EQUIVALENCE
      1
      From Kangaku to 1oyiishi: The Search for History
      2
      Toyoshi: The Convergence of East and West

      PART TWO: CREATING DIFFERENCE
      Interlude: Difference and Tradition
      3
      Shina: The Separation of Japan from China
      4
      Shina: The Narration of Japan's Emergence
      5
      Shina: The Authorization of a Discourse
      6
      Archeology: The Institutionalization of Shina

      EPILOGUE: THE RENOVATION OF THE PAST
      WORKS CITED
      INDEX

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