Constructing empire : the Japanese in Changchun, 1905-45 / Bill Sewell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sewell, Bill, 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese--China--Changchun (Jilin Sheng)--History--20th century.

Japanese.

Imperialism--Social aspects--China--Changchun (Jilin Sheng)--History--20th century.

Imperialism.

Architecture, Japanese--China--Changchun (Jilin Sheng)--History--20th century.

Architecture, Japanese.

City planning--China--Changchun (Jilin Sheng)--History--20th century.

City planning.

Economic development--China--Changchun (Jilin Sheng)--History--20th century.

Economic development.

History.

Imperialism--Social aspects.

Changchun (Jilin Sheng, China)--Colonization--History--20th century.

Changchun (Jilin Sheng, China).

Changchun (Jilin Sheng, China)--History--20th century.

China--Changchun (Jilin Sheng).

Physical Description:

xv, 295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, [2019]

Summary:

"While diplomats and soldiers carve out empires, civilians play a crucial role in building nation-states. Constructing Empire shows how planners, architects, and other civilians contributed to constructing a modern colonial enclave in the Japanese puppet state of Manchuria. Before 1931, Japanese imperialism in Manchuria resembled that of other imperialists elsewhere in China, but beginning in 1932 the Japanese sought to surpass their rivals by transforming the northeastern city of Changchun into a grand capital for the new state of Manchukuo. This book sheds light on colonial attitudes, changing definitions of national identity, and the responsibilities that civilians bear for historical events." --Provided by publisher.

Contents:

City planning

Imperialist and imperial facades

Economic development

Colonial society.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780774836524

0774836520

OCLC:

1088917050