Nan'yo: the rise and fall of the Japanese in Micronesia, 1885-1945

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peattie, Mark R, Author.

Series:

Pacific Islands Monographs Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] University of Hawaii Press 1988

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"[Peattie’s] remarkably readable narrative goes far beyond military and diplomatic history." —Choice"Peattie’s comprehensive and fascinating book adds greatly to our knowledge of colonial governments in general, the Japanese empire in particular, and the global significance of the Pacific Islands." —The Contemporary Pacific"The significance of this book by Peattie, a lifelong scholar of the Japanese empire, is that it brings Japan’s 30-year imperial adventure in the Pacific out of the shadows at last. While indispensable for those who have a special interest in the vast part of Micronedia that Japan ruled, the author’s contribution has an importance for others as well. It offers a carefully researched and penetrating look into the heart and soul of one of the very few non-Western colonial powers in the Pacific." —Francis Hezel, Journal of Pacific History

Contents:

Frontmatter

Editors Note

Contents

Figures

Photographs

Preface

Acknowledgments

CHAPTER 1 Distant Shores The First Japanese in Micronesia, 1885-1914

CHAPTER 2 South into the Pacific The Japanese Acquisition of Micronesia, 1914-1922

CHAPTER 3 The Iron Cherry Blossom The Structure of Japanese Authority in Micronesia

CHAPTER 4 A Trust Betrayed? Japanese Policy toward the Micronesians

CHAPTER 5 Making Paradise Pay Japanese Development and Exploitation of Micronesia

CHAPTER 6 From Ripple to Riptide: Japanese Immigration into Micronesia

CHAPTER 7 Japan in the Tropics: The Varieties of Colonial Life

CHAPTER 8 A Question of Bases: The Japanese Militarization of Micronesia

CHAPTER 9 "Crushed Jewels'' and Destitute Garrisons The Nan'yo Conquered, 1941-1945

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-8248-4309-6

0-585-37358-2

OCLC:

1322124358