Reading Colonial Japan: Text, Context, and Critique

by Helen Lee

Book Overview

By any measure, Japan's modern empire was formidable. The only major non-western colonial power in the 20th century, Japan controlled a vast area of Asia and numerous archipelagos in the Pacific Ocean. The massive extraction of resources and extensive cultural assimilation policies radically impacted the lives of millions of Asians and Micronesians, and the political, economic, and cultural ramifications of this era are still felt today.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804776970
• ISBN13: 9780804776974
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"