Recasts the commonly dismissed colonial project pursued in Hokkaido during the Meiji era (1868-1912) as a major force in the production of modern Japan's nation

Recasts the commonly dismissed colonial project pursued in Hokkaido during the Meiji era (1868-1912) as a major force in the production of modern Japan's nation

This book investigates the historical construction of scholarly personae by integrating a spectrum of recent perspectives from the history and cultural studies

Japan's so-called 'peace constitution' renounces war as a sovereign right of the nation, and bans the nation from possessing any war potential. Yet Japan also m

This book situates protection at the centre of the global history of empires, thus advancing a new perspective on world history.