Title: Lost histories : recovering the lives of Japan's colonial peoples /
Authors: Ziomek, Kirsten L.,
Year: 2019
Subjects: Ainu Ethnic identity; Ryukyuans Ethnic identity.; Micronesians Ethnic identity.; Taiwan aborigines Ethnic identity.; Ainu Ethnic identity.; Diplomatic relations.; Japan Colonies Asia.; Japan Foreign relations; Japan Foreign relations; Asia; Japan
Abstract: "Examines material objects, visual imagery, and oral histories to help reconstruct the lives and movements of the four least examined groups of Japan's colonial subjects--the Ainu, Taiwan's indigenous people, Micronesians, and Okinawans--conveying the dynamic nature of an empire in motion and explaining how individuals navigated the variances of imperial life"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Part I. Boundaries of late Meiji colonial subjecthood: Colonial reality and subaltern subjectivity -- Meeting the man on the other side -- The paupers' grave at Margravine Cemetery -- Welcome to the empire -- Part II. Journeys between the metropole and the colonies: The taming of the barbarian and other savage love stories -- Two coconuts and a bonito stick -- Part III. Performing and living racial-alities: Creating space, dividing barriers -- A mountain of bones.