02396oam 2200589zu 450 99624832370331620220912172357.00-520-91668-90-585-10833-12027/heb33071(CKB)111004366715202(SSID)ssj0000185223(PQKBManifestationID)12002066(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000185223(PQKBWorkID)10206942(PQKB)11177357(dli)HEB33071(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000509(DE-B1597)648921(DE-B1597)9780520916685(EXLCZ)9911100436671520220160829d1995 uy engurmnummmmuuuutxtccrJapan's orient - rendering pasts into history[Place of publication not identified]University of California Press19951 online resource (xi, 305 p. ) ill. Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-520-20170-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-295) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Discovery of History -- PART ONE Finding Equivalence -- PART TWO Creating Difference -- Epilogue: The Renovation of the Past -- Works Cited -- IndexStefan 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 pasts-Chinese, Indian, and proto-historic Japanese-to construct an identity that was both modern and Asian.ACLS Fellows' Publications.East AsiaHILCCRegions & Countries - Asia & the Middle EastHILCCHistory & ArchaeologyHILCCJapanHistoriographyJapanCivilizationChinese influencesChinaStudy and teachingJapanChinaHistoriographyEast AsiaRegions & Countries - Asia & the Middle EastHistory & ArchaeologyTanaka Stefan644595PQKBBOOK996248323703316Japan's Orient1187830UNISA