| Japanese Pan-Asianism and the Philippines from the Late Nineteenth Century to the End of World War II: Going to the Philippines Is Like Coming Home? Contributor(s): Matthiessen (Author) |
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ISBN: 900430553X ISBN-13: 9789004305533 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $137.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - General - History | Middle East - General - Social Science |
| Dewey: 303.482 |
| LCCN: 2015030449 |
| Series: Brill's Japanese Studies Library |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9.3" (1.15 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Middle East |
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| Publisher Description: In Japanese Pan-Asianism and the Philippines from the Late 19th Century to the End of World War II - Going to the Philippines Is Like Coming Home? Sven Matthiessen examines the development of Japanese Pan-Asianism and the perception of the Philippines within this ideology. Due to the archipelago's previous colonisation by Spain and the US the Philippines was a special case among the Japanese occupied territories during the war. Matthiessen convincingly proves that the widespread pro-Americanism among the Philippine population made it impossible for Japanese administrators to implement a pan-Asianist ideology that centred on a 'return to Asian values'. The expectation among some Japanese Pan-Asianists that 'going to the Philippines was like coming home' was never fulfilled. |