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Geographies of Identity in Nineteenth-Century Japan by David Luke Howell is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Geographies of Identity in Nineteenth-Century Japan about?

In this pioneering study, David L. Howell looks beneath the surface structures of the Japanese state to reveal the mechanism by which markers of polity, status, and civilization came together over the divide of the Meiji Restoration of 1868. Howell illustrates how a short roster of malleable, explicitly superficial customs—hairstyle, clothing, and personal names— served to distinguish the "civilized" realm of the Japanese from the "barbarian" realm of the Ainu in the Tokugawa era. Within the cor

Who reads Geographies of Identity in Nineteenth-Century Japan?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
David Luke Howell
Publisher
University of California Press
Published
2005
Language
EN
ISBN
9780520930872
Category
history
Subjects
Science, Sociology, History
Updated
2026-03-25

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