omi merchants in the Japanese transpacific diaspora Ōmi merchants in the Japanese transpacific diaspora Uchida, Jun creator author. text bibliography cau Oakland, California University of California Press 2023 2023 monographic eng

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378 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 23 cm "Provincializing Empire explores the global history of Japanese expansion through a regional lens. It rethinks the nation-centered geography and chronology of empire by uncovering the pivotal role of expeditionary merchants from Omi (present-day Shiga Prefecture) and their modern successors. Tracing their lives from the early modern era, and writing them into the global histories of empire, diaspora, and capitalism, Jun Uchida offers an innovative analysis of expansion through a story previously untold: how the nation's provincials built on their traditions to create a transpacific diaspora that stretched from Seoul to Vancouver, while helping shape the modern world of transoceanic exchange"-- The rise of Ōmi shōnin as diasporic traders-- At the nexus of colonialism and capitalism in Hokkaido-- A vision of transpacific expansion from the periphery-- The production of global Ōmi shōnin-- The “gōshū zaibatsu” in Japan's cotton empire-- Ōmi merchants in the colonial world of retail-- A Shiga immigrant diaspora in Canada. Jun Uchida. "Open access edition funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities." Includes bibliographical references and index. AAL This work is licensed under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) license. To view a copy of the license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses Merchants Japan Shiga-ken History Japan Commerce History HF3829.S5 U24 023 382.0952185 9780520390119 9780520390126 2022026793 Ayesha Abed Library This work is licensed under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) license. To view a copy of the license, visit CU-S/DLC 260609 20260609192431.0 45857 eng