Empire of dogs : canines, Japan, and the making of the modern imperial world /

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In 1924, Professor Ueno Eizaburo of Tokyo Imperial University adopted an Akita puppy he named Hachiko. Each evening Hachiko greeted Ueno on his return to Shibuya Station. In May 1925 Ueno died while giving a lecture. Every day for over nine years the Akita waited at Shibuya Station, eventually becom...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Skabelund, Aaron Herald
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2011.
Series:Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Dogs > Japan > History > 19th century.
Dogs > Japan > History > 20th century.
Imperialism > Social aspects > Japan > History > 19th century.
Imperialism > Social aspects > Japan > History > 20th century.
Chiens > Japon > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Chiens > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Impérialisme > Aspect social > Japon > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Impérialisme > Aspect social > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Asia > Japan.
Dogs
Imperialism > Social aspects
Japan
Electronic book.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The native dog and the colonial dog
  • Civilizing canines, or, domesticating and destroying dogs
  • Fascism's furry friends : the "loyal dog" Hachiko and the creation of the "Japanese" dog
  • Dogs of war : mobilizing all creatures great and small
  • A dog's world : the commodification of contemporary dog keeping.

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