1. Imperialism and nationalism in the twentieth century -- 2. Manchukuo : a historical perspective -- 3. Asianism and the new discourse of civilization -- 4. Embodying civilization : women and the figure of tradition within modernity -- 5. Imperial nationalism and the frontier -- 6. Local worlds : the poetics and politics of the native place -- Conclusion -- Glossary of Chinese terms -- Glossary of Japanese terms
Summary
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 comparat
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-292) and index
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