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The Bonin Islanders, 1830 to the present : narrating Japanese nationality
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- Summary
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This book examines the social and cultural history of the Bonin Islands and its inhabitants from the first settlements in the early nineteenth century to today. It provides a critical approach to u...
This book examines the social and cultural history of the Bonin Islands and its inhabitants from the first settlements in the early nineteenth century to today. It provides a critical approach to understanding how communities create local narratives while located between powerful nations and national discourses.
Details
- Creator
- David Chapman
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2016
- ©2016
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (247 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781498516648, 1498516645, 1498516653, 1498516637
- Description based upon print version of record.
- English
- Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Orphan, theUninhabited, and the Archbishop; 2 An Unsettled Settlement; 3 Encountering Japan; 4 Naturalized Foreigners; 5 Christianity, Colonialism, and Community; 6 Strangers at Home; 7 A World Apart; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Subjects
- Community life -- Japan -- Bonin Islands -- History.
- Nationalism -- Japan -- Bonin Islands -- History.
- Ethnicity -- Japan -- Bonin Islands -- History.
- Bonin Islands (Japan) -- History.
- Bonin Islands (Japan) -- Historiography.
- Bonin Islands (Japan) -- Social conditions.
- Bonin Islands (Japan) -- Relations.