Stefan Tanaka examines how late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japanese historians created the equivalent of an "Orient" for their new nation state. He argues that the Japanese attempted to use a variety of pastsChinese, Indian, and proto-historic Japaneseto construct an identity that was both modern and Asian.
Stefan Tanaka examines how late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japanese historians created the equivalent of an "Orient" for their new nation state. He argues that the Japanese attempted to use a variety of pastsChinese, Indian, and proto-historic Japaneseto construct an identity that was both modern and Asian.
