Revised and Expanded Second Edition.
Using a series of human vignettes as lenses, Japan and Imperialism examines the motivations--strategic, nationalist, economic--that led to imperial expansion and the impact expansion had on both national policies and persona.
This lively narrative tells the story of Japan\'s experience with Imperialism and colonialism, looking first at Japan\'s responses to Western threats in the nineteenth century, then at Japan\'s activities as Asia\'s only imperialist power.
Revised and Expanded Second Edition