The Bonin Islanders, 1830 to the present : narrating Japanese nationality / David Chapman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chapman, David, 1961- author.

Series:

AsiaWorld

Asia world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity.

History.

Nationalism.

Community life.

Bonin Islands (Japan)--History.

Bonin Islands (Japan).

Bonin Islands (Japan)--Historiography.

Bonin Islands (Japan)--Social conditions.

Community life--Japan--Bonin Islands--History.

Bonin Islands (Japan)--Relations.

Nationalism--Japan--Bonin Islands--History.

Ethnicity--Japan--Bonin Islands--History.

Historiography.

International relations.

Social conditions.

Japan--Bonin Islands.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xx, 225 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]

Summary:

"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"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The orphan, the uninhabited, and the archbishop : narratives of discovery and possession

An unsettled settlement : narratives of promise and menace

Encountering Japan : narratives of possession and reclamation

Naturalized foreigners : narratives of nation and modernity

Christianity, colonialism, and community : narratives of spectacle and religion

Strangers at home : narratives of suspicion and conflict

A world apart : narratives of identity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Chapman, David, 1961- Bonin Islanders, 1830 to the present

ISBN:

9781498516631

1498516637

OCLC:

930683491