Provincializing empire : omi merchants in the Japanese transpacific diaspora /
"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. Tr...
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| Idioma: | English |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
2023.
©2023 |
| coleção: | Asia Pacific modern ;
vol 18. |
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Sumário:
- 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.