The Construction of Racial Identities in China and Japan: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Description

This work reflects on the core issues related to the national and racial mythologies that have been central to nation building in China and Japan over the last century. The contributors demonstrate how the process of modern myth-making and racial identity politics has been at work in the region.

• Author: Frank Dikötter
• Publisher: C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS
• Published: 1997
• Pages: 236
• ISBN-13: 9781850653530