Japanese American Identity in Literature (Identities and Issues in Literature)
Introduction
In the second half of the nineteenth century, Japan, unlike China, responded to the challenges of the West by joining its ranks. When Emperor Mutsuhito, who reigned from 1868 to 1912, came to the throne, he inaugurated the Meiji era of political reform and technological modernization. The feudal system was eliminated and peasants were given land to farm. Also during Mutsuhito’s reign, Japan defeated China (1894-1895) and Russia (1904-1905) in two wars and became the major regional power of East Asia, moving rapidly toward colonialism and global domination. This...
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