Japanese Racial Identities within U.S.-Japan Relations, 1853-1919 (Edinburgh East Asian Studies) - Softcover

Merida, Tarik

 
9781399506908: Japanese Racial Identities within U.S.-Japan Relations, 1853-1919 (Edinburgh East Asian Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1399506900 ISBN 13: 9781399506908
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2024

Synopsis

This book retraces the process through which, at the turn of the twentieth century, the Japanese went from a racial anomaly to honorary members of the White race. It explores the interpretation of the Japanese race by Western powers, particularly the United States, during Japan’s ascension as a great power between 1853 and 1919. Forced to cope with this new element in the Far East, Western nations such as the U.S. had to device a negotiation zone in which they could accommodate the Japanese and negotiate their racial identity. In this book, Tarik Merida, presents a new tool to study this process of negotiation: the Racial Middle Ground.

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About the Author

Tarik Merida is Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies at Freie Universität Berlin. Tarik completed his PhD in 2019 and has published articles in journals including The Asia-Pacific Journal and Japan Review.

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Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1399506900
ISBN 13 
9781399506908
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
196

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