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OverviewNearly half a century ago, the economic historian Harold Innis pointed out that the geographical limits of empires were determined by communications and that, historically, advances in the technologies of transport and communications have enabled empires to grow. This power of communications was demonstrated when Japanese Emperor Hirohito's radio speech announcing Japan's surrender and the dissolution of its empire was broadcast simultaneously throughout not only the Japanese home islands but also all the territories under its control over the telecommunications system that had, in part, made that empire possible. In the extension of the Japanese empire in the 1930s and 1940s, technology, geo-strategy, and institutions were closely intertwined in empire building. The central argument of this study of the development of a communications network linking the far-flung parts of the Japanese imperium is that modern telecommunications not only served to connect these territories but, more important, made it possible for the Japanese to envision an integrated empire in Asia. Even as the imperial communications network served to foster integration and strengthened Japanese leadership and control, its creation and operation exacerbated long-standing tensions and created new conflicts within the government, the military, and society in general. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daqing YangPublisher: Harvard University, Asia Center Imprint: Harvard University, Asia Center Volume: No.219 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.780kg ISBN: 9780674010918ISBN 10: 0674010914 Pages: 468 Publication Date: 18 April 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsFigures, Tables, Maps, and Photographs Abbreviations Epigraph Sources Introduction Part I: Genesis, 1853-1931 1. An Emerging Empire in the Age of Submarine Telegraphy 2. Wireless and the Crisis in the Informal Empire Part II: Technology, 1931-1940 3. Toward a New Order on the Continent 4. Inventing Japanese Technology 5. Envisioning Imperial Integration Part III: Control, 1936-1945 6. Negotiating Control at Home 7. Consolidating Control in China 8. Gaining Control in Southeast Asia Part IV: Network, 1939-1945 9. Integrating Systems 10. Operation, Meltdown and Aftermath Conclusion Bibliography IndexReviewsYang carefully examines Japan's submarine and wireless telegraph and telephone networks and the ways in which the emerging system grew within Japan's expanding empire, as well as the ways in which the configuration of the system supported the empire and was, in tum, shaped by the demands and complexity of it. Scholars and graduate students interested in modern Japan, comparative empires, and/or technology and society will learn much from this new, important book.--W. D. Kinzley Choice (1/1/2012 12:00:00 AM) Yang carefully examines Japan's submarine and wireless telegraph and telephone networks and the ways in which the emerging system grew within Japan's expanding empire, as well as the ways in which the configuration of the system supported the empire and was, in tum, shaped by the demands and complexity of it. Scholars and graduate students interested in modern Japan, comparative empires, and/or technology and society will learn much from this new, important book.-- (01/01/2012) Yang carefully examines Japan's submarine and wireless telegraph and telephone networks and the ways in which the emerging system grew within Japan's expanding empire, as well as the ways in which the configuration of the system supported the empire and was, in tum, shaped by the demands and complexity of it. Scholars and graduate students interested in modern Japan, comparative empires, and/or technology and society will learn much from this new, important book.--W. D. Kinzley Choice (01/01/2012) Author InformationDaqing Yang is Associate Professor of History and International Affairs, George Washington University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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