This edited collection brings to the fore the interconnectedness of Japan's history with the wider Asian-Pacific region and the world. The essays from professors and early career academics cover a range of topics that examine Japan's transnational history through the themes of empire, migration, and social movements. Together the essays examine the place of Japan's modern history within the multitude of its transnational connections to its surrounding region and the wider world and focus on the flow and movement of people, ideas, and political projects.
This edited collection brings to the fore the interconnectedness of Japan's history with the wider Asian-Pacific region and the world. The essays from...
Placing a distinct focus on the role of the sending state, this book examines the history of postwar Japan's migration policy, linking it to the larger question of statehood and nation-building in the postwar era. Pedro Iacobelli delves into the role of states in shaping migration flows by exploring the genesis of the state-led emigration from Japan and the US-administered Ryukyu Islands to South America in the mid-20th century.
The study proposes an alternative political perspective on migration history to analyze the rationale and mechanisms behind the establishment of migration...
Placing a distinct focus on the role of the sending state, this book examines the history of postwar Japan's migration policy, linking it to the la...
This collection provides a multidisciplinary study of postwar and contemporary Okinawa. The contributors analyze the unique social and cultural transformations that have occurred outside the context of American military control or US-Japan relations.
This collection provides a multidisciplinary study of postwar and contemporary Okinawa. The contributors analyze the unique social and cultural transf...
