Pan-Asianism

Sven Saaler is professor of modern Japanese history at Sophia University, Tokyo.Christopher W. A. Szpilman is professor of modern Japanese history at Teikyo University, Tokyo.

• Introduction: The Emergence of Pan-Asianism as an Ideal of Asian Identity and Solidarity, 1850–2008Sven Saaler and Christopher W. A. SzpilmanPart I: The Dawn of Pan-Asianism, 1850–1900Chapter 1: The Concept of "Asia" before Pan-AsianismMatsuda KoichiroChapter 2: The Foundation Manifesto of the Koakai (Raising Asia Society) and the Ajia Kyokai (Asia Association), 1880–1883Urs Matthias ZachmannChapter 3: The Genyosha (1881) and Premodern Roots of Japanese ExpansionismJoël JoosChapter 4: Koa—Raising Asia: Arao Sei and Inoue MasajiMichael A. SchneiderChapter 5: Tarui Tokichi’s Arguments on Behalf of the Union of the Great East, 1893Kyu Hyun KimChapter 6: Konoe Atsumaro and the Idea of an Alliance of the Yellow Race, 1898Urs Matthias ZachmannChapter 7: Okakura Tenshin: "Asia Is One," 1903Brij TankhaChapter 8: Okakura Tenshin and Pan-Asianism, 1903–1906Jing HePart II: The Era of Imperialism and Pan-Asianism in Japan, 1900–1914Chapter 9: The Foundation Manifesto of the Toa Dob

The first substantial compilation of materials on the topic in the English language . . . [which] not only fulfills the historiographical gap and teaching needs but also opens up further research into the subject. . . . The editors do not assume a coherent Pan-Asianism; rather, the strength of this collection lies in its acknowledgment of varieties, tensions, and changes within various voices of Pan-Asianism. . . . Each short chapter comes with an informative, easy-to-follow essay as well as translations of primary materials, making the collection ideal for undergraduate teaching. . . . Despite the sense of taboo around the subject of pan-Asianism, or rather because of it, carefully contextualized analyses of its history are highly important. Not only for teachers but also for any critical readers of Asian history and contemporary discussions of Asian integration, Pan-Asianism is a welcome and invaluable collection.