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The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910
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- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “Several pages have been dogeared.”
- Field of Study
- History
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- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780520213616
- Subject Area
- Political Science, History
- Publication Name
- Abacus and the Sword : the Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Asia / Japan, Asia / General, International Relations / General, Asia / Korea
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Series
- Twentieth Century Japan: the Emergence of a World Power Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Item Weight
- 26.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 7.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 498 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520213610
ISBN-13
9780520213616
eBay Product ID (ePID)
729662
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
498 Pages
Publication Name
Abacus and the Sword : the Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895-1910
Language
English
Subject
Asia / Japan, Asia / General, International Relations / General, Asia / Korea
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, History
Series
Twentieth Century Japan: the Emergence of a World Power Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
26.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
7.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Series Volume Number
4
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
951.9.02
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: The Origins of Meiji Imperialism PART ONE 1. The Korean Question, 1876-1894 2. The Failed Protectorate, 1894-1895 3. Japanese Power in Limbo, 1895-1898 4. The Race for Concessions, 1895-1901 5. Toward the Protectorate, 1901-1905 6. The Politics of the Protectorate, 1905-1910 PART TWO 7. Capturing the Market Japanese Trade in Korea 8. Dreams of Brocade Migration to Korea 9. Strangers in a Strange Land The Settler Community 10. The Korean Land Grab Agriculture and Land Aquisition 11. Defining the Koreans Images of Domination Conclusion: Mimesis and Dependence Bibliography Index
Synopsis
What forces were behind Japan's emergence as the first non-Western colonial power at the turn of the twentieth century? Peter Duus brings a new perspective to Meiji expansionism in this pathbreaking study of Japan's acquisition of Korea, the largest of its colonial possessions. He shows how Japan's drive for empire was part of a larger goal to become the economic, diplomatic, and strategic equal of the Western countries who had imposed a humiliating treaty settlement on the country in the 1850s. Duus maintains that two separate but interlinked processes, one political/military and the other economic, propelled Japan's imperialism. Every attempt at increasing Japanese political influence licensed new opportunities for trade, and each new push for Japanese economic interests buttressed, and sometimes justified, further political advances. The sword was the servant of the abacus, the abacus the agent of the sword. While suggesting that Meiji imperialism shared much with the Western colonial expansion that provided both model and context, Duus also argues that it was "backward imperialism" shaped by a sense of inferiority vis- -vis the West. Along with his detailed diplomatic and economic history, Duus offers a unique social history that illuminates the motivations and lifestyles of the overseas Japanese of the time, as well as the views that contemporary Japanese had of themselves and their fellow Asians., What forces were behind Japan's emergence as the first non-Western colonial power at the turn of the twentieth century? Peter Duus brings a new perspective to Meiji expansionism in this pathbreaking study of Japan's acquisition of Korea, the largest of its colonial possessions. He shows how Japan's drive for empire was part of a larger goal to become the economic, diplomatic, and strategic equal of the Western countries who had imposed a humiliating treaty settlement on the country in the 1850s. Duus maintains that two separate but interlinked processes, one political/military and the other economic, propelled Japan's imperialism. Every attempt at increasing Japanese political influence licensed new opportunities for trade, and each new push for Japanese economic interests buttressed, and sometimes justified, further political advances. The sword was the servant of the abacus, the abacus the agent of the sword. While suggesting that Meiji imperialism shared much with the Western colonial expansion that provided both model and context, Duus also argues that it was backward imperialism shaped by a sense of inferiority vis-à-vis the West. Along with his detailed diplomatic and economic history, Duus offers a unique social history that illuminates the motivations and lifestyles of the overseas Japanese of the time, as well as the views that contemporary Japanese had of themselves and their fellow Asians., What forces were behind Japan's emergence as the first non-Western colonial power at the turn of the twentieth century? Peter Duus brings a new perspective to Meiji expansionism in this pathbreaking study of Japan's acquisition of Korea, the largest of its colonial possessions. He shows how Japan's drive for empire was part of a larger goal to become the economic, diplomatic, and strategic equal of the Western countries who had imposed a humiliating treaty settlement on the country in the 1850s. Duus maintains that two separate but interlinked processes, one political/military and the other economic, propelled Japan's imperialism. Every attempt at increasing Japanese political influence licensed new opportunities for trade, and each new push for Japanese economic interests buttressed, and sometimes justified, further political advances. The sword was the servant of the abacus, the abacus the agent of the sword. While suggesting that Meiji imperialism shared much with the Western colonial expansion that provided both model and context, Duus also argues that it was "backward imperialism" shaped by a sense of inferiority vis-à-vis the West. Along with his detailed diplomatic and economic history, Duus offers a unique social history that illuminates the motivations and lifestyles of the overseas Japanese of the time, as well as the views that contemporary Japanese had of themselves and their fellow Asians.
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