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Author:

880-01 Shiraishi, Takashi, 1950- author.

Title:

Empire of the seas : thinking about Asia / Shiraishi Takashi ; translated by the Japanese Institute of International Affairs (JIIA).

Edition:

First English edition.

Publisher:

Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

187 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm

Subject:

East Asia--History--19th century.
East Asia--History--20th century.
Southeast Asia--History--19th century.
Southeast Asia--History--20th century.
Regionalism--East Asia.
Regionalism--Southeast Asia.
Colonies--Asia.

Other Authors:

Japanese Institute of International Affairs, translator.
Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan, publisher.

Other Titles:

880-02 Umi no teikoku. English

Notes:

"Originally published in 2000 under the Japanese title Umi no teikoku : ajia o dou kangaeruka by Chuokoron-Shinsha, Inc."--Title page verso. 880-03 Translation of: Umi no teikoku : ajia o dō kangaeruka. Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-175) and index.

Contents:

Raffle's dream -- The Bugis Sea -- Toddling Leviathans -- The formation of plural societies -- The logic of the civilizing project -- The new imperial order -- Nation-state building from above -- Thinking about Asia -- Afterword -- Addendum: 2020.

Summary:

"Winner of the 2000 Yomiuri Yoshino Sakuzo Prize for academic writing on politics, economics, and history, this book locates the modern history of Sotheast Asia within the framework of a 'maritime Asia' which emerged from trade and commerce, state formation, imperial/global hegemonic ambitions, and popular resistance."-- Back cover.

ISBN:

4866581263
9784866581262

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1250473446

LCCN:

2020436678

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)