Sovereignty and Authenticity: Manchukuo and the East Asian Modern (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780742530911)

In this powerful and provocative book, Prasenjit Duara uses the intriguing case of Manchukuo_the Japanese puppet state in northeast China from 1932-1945_to explore how such antinomies as imperialism and nationalism, modernity and tradition, and governmentality and exploitation interacted in the post-World War I period. He argues that Manchukuo, as a transparently constructed 'nation-state, ' offers a unique historical laboratory for examining the utilization and transformation of circulating global forces mediated by the 'East Asian modern.' With its sweepingly original theoretical and comparative perspectives on nationalism and imperialism, this book will be essential reading for all those interested in contemporary history

Author: Prasenjit Duara
ISBN-10: 0742530914
ISBN-13: 9780742530911
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 01/13/2004
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.46lbs
Size: 10.04h x 6.92w x 0.79d