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The Teleology of the Modern Nation-State : Japan and China /

Although we may be aware that China and Japan were not nation-states until relatively recently, we still speak and write about Han dynasty China or Jomon Japan. And almost all historians refer to prehistoric China or Japan. Thus imposing the national story on the local, the authors contend, harms th...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Fogel, Joshua A., 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Although we may be aware that China and Japan were not nation-states until relatively recently, we still speak and write about Han dynasty China or Jomon Japan. And almost all historians refer to prehistoric China or Japan. Thus imposing the national story on the local, the authors contend, harms the historical record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781512821611