{"product_id":"japans-orient-rendering-pasts-into-history-paper-9780520201705","title":"Japans Orient  Rendering Pasts into History Paper","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e INTRODUCTION:\u003cbr\u003e THE DISCOVERY OF HISTORY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART ONE: FINDING EQUIVALENCE\u003cbr\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e From Kangaku to 1oyiishi: The Search for History\u003cbr\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e Toyoshi: The Convergence of East and West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART TWO: CREATING DIFFERENCE\u003cbr\u003e Interlude: Difference and Tradition\u003cbr\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e Shina: The Separation of Japan from China\u003cbr\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e Shina: The Narration of Japan's Emergence\u003cbr\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e Shina: The Authorization of a Discourse\u003cbr\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e Archeology: The Institutionalization of Shina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e EPILOGUE: THE RENOVATION OF THE PAST\u003cbr\u003e WORKS CITED\u003cbr\u003e INDEX","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359042928983,"sku":"9780520201705","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520201705.jpg?v=1754123346","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/japans-orient-rendering-pasts-into-history-paper-9780520201705","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}