Japan's Orient: Rendering Pasts into History.

Berkeley, CA University of California Press, 1995. Paperback First Edition Thus [1995], Second Printing. Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: just a touch of smudging to the bottom edge of the text block; sparse and extremely faint smudges to the fore-edge; the very mildest rubbing to the panels of the wrapper covers; former owner's name and email address at the inside of the front cover; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections and the former owner's info. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 0.8 inches). xi, 305 pages. Index. Bibliography. Language: English. Weight: 15.5 ounces. First Edition Thus [1995], Second Printing. First published in hardcover in 1995. University Press Paperback.Stefan Tanaka examines how late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japanese historians created the equivalent of an "Orient" for their new nation state. He argues that the Japanese attempted to use a variety of pasts--Chinese, Indian, and proto-historic Japanese--to construct an identity that was both modern and Asian.