Pan-Asianism

A Documentary History, 1920Present

Edited by Sven Saaler, Christopher W. A. Szpilman

Publication date:

16 April 2011

Length of book:

408 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781442205994

This second volume in a two-volume set provides the only comprehensive, Western-language history of Pan-Asianism through primary sources and commentaries. The book argues that Pan-Asianism, often—though unfairly—associated with the Yellow Peril, has been a powerful political and ideological force in modern Asia. It has shaped national identities and strongly influenced the development of international relations across Asia and the Pacific. Scholars have long recognized the importance of Pan-Asianism as an ideal of Asian solidarity, regional cooperation, and integration but also as an ideology that justified imperialist expansion and military aggression. Yet sustained research has been hampered by the difficulty of accessing primary sources.

Thoroughly remedying this problem, this unique sourcebook provides a wealth of documents on Pan-Asianism from 1920 to the present, many translated for the first time from Asian languages. All sources are accompanied by expert commentaries that provide essential background information. Providing an essential overview of Pan-Asianism as it developed throughout modern Asia, this collection will be an indispensable tool for scholars in history, political science, international relations, and sociology. Its accessible presentation makes it a valuable resource for non-specialists as well.

Contributions by: Roger H. Brown, Kristine Dennehy, Prasenjit Duara, Eddy Dufourmont, Curtis Anderson Gayle, Jung-Sun N. Han, Hatsuse Ryuhei, Eri Hotta, Eun-jeung Lee, Stefano von Loë, Ethan Mark, Muto Shutaro, Li Narangoa, Sven Saaler, Michael A. Schneider, Kyoko Selden, Mark Selden, Christopher W. A. Szpilman, Brij Tankha, Christian Uhl, and Torsten Weber.

Introduction: The Emergence of Pan-Asianism as an Ideal of Asian Identity and Solidarity, 1850–2008
Sven Saaler and Christopher W. A. Szpilman
Part I: The Radicalization of Japanese Pan-Asianism and Intra-Asian Disputes, 1920–1930
Chapter 1: Nakano Seigo: Populist, Fascist, Pan-Asianist, 1917–1942
Stefano von Loë
Chapter 2: The Yuzonsha’s “War Cry,” 1920
Christopher W. A. Szpilman
Chapter 3: Japan, Korea, and Pan-Asianism: The Dokokai, 1921
Sven Saaler
Chapter 4: Okawa Shumei: “Various Problems of Asia in Revival,” 1922
Christopher W. A. Szpilman
Chapter 5: Sun Yat-sen: “Pan-Asianism,” 1924
Roger H. Brown
Chapter 6: Tanaka Ippei: “Islam and Pan-Asianism,” 1924
Eddy Dufourmont
Chapter 7: The Greater India Society: Indian Culture and an Asian Federation
Brij Tankha
Chapter 8: The Pan-Asiatic Society and the “Conference of Asian Peoples” in Nagasaki, 1926
Sven Saaler
Chapter 9: Raja Mahendra Pratap: Indian Independence, Asian Solidarity, World Federation, 1930
Sven Saaler
Part II: Pan-Asianism and Japanese Responses to Fascism and Totalitarianism, 1930–1937
Chapter 10: Hosoi Hajime: “Japan’s Resolve,” 1932
Christopher W. A. Szpilman
Chapter 11: Mori Kaku: “Extraordinary Means for Extraordinary Times,” 1932
Christopher W. A. Szpilman
Chapter 12: Matsumoto Gaku and the Japan Culture League, 1933
Roger H. Brown
Chapter 13: The Greater Asia Association and Matsui Iwane, 1933
Torsten Weber
Chapter 14: Kanokogi Kazunobu: “Imperial Asia,” 1937
Christopher W. A. Szpilman
Chapter 15: Nagai Ryutaro: “Holy War for the Reconstruction of Asia,” 1937
Roger H. Brown
Part III: Pan-Asianism and the Quest for Empire and a “New Order” in Asia, 1937–1940
Chapter 16: Japanese Pan-Asianism in Manchukuo, 1935
Prasenjit Duara
Chapter 17: The Konoe Cabinet’s “Declaration of a New Order in East Asia,” 1938
Roger H. Brown
Chapter 18: Royama Masamichi and the “Principles of an East Asian Cooperative Community,” 1938
Jung-Sun N. Han
Chapter 19: Miyazaki Masayoshi: “On the East Asian League,” 1938
Michael A. Schneider
Chapter 20: Ozaki Hotsumi: “The Ideal of the ‘East Asian Cooperative Body’ and the Objective Basis for Its Formation,” 1939
Eri Hotta
Chapter 21: Hiranuma Kiichiro: “The New Asiatic Order,” 1939
Christopher W. A. Szpilman
Chapter 22: Ishiwara Kanji’s “Argument for an East Asian League,” 1940
Roger H. Brown
Chapter 23: Nanjing’s Greater Asianism: Wang Jingwei and Zhou Huaren, 1940
Torsten Weber
Part IV: Pan-Asianism and World War II, 1940–1945
Chapter 24: Matsuoka Yosuke and the Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere, 1941
Sven Saaler
Chapter 25: The First Greater East Asia Writers Conference, 1942
Eddy Dufourmont
Chapter 26: Indonesian Nationalism and Wartime Asianism: Essays from the “Culture” Column of Greater Asia, 1942
Ethan Mark
Chapter 27: The Assembly of the Greater East Asiatic Nations, 1943
Li Narangoa
Chapter 28: Women Leaders and Pan-Asianism in Wartime Japan: Ichikawa Fusae (1940), Takamure Itsue (1940), and Inoue Hide (1944)
Michael A. Schneider
Chapter 29: Yasuoka Masahiro: “Education for Japanese Capable of Being Leaders of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere,” 1942
Roger H. Brown
Chapter 30: Hirano Yoshitaro: “The Historical Basis of Greater Asianism,” 1945
Muto Shutaro
Part V: Pan-Asianism during the Cold War, 1945–1989
Chapter 31: K. M. Panikkar: “Asia and Western Dominance,” 1953
Christopher W. A. Szpilman
Chapter 32: Eguchi Bokuro: “Asia in World History,” 1953
Curtis Anderson Gayle
Chapter 33: The Bandung Conference, 1955
Kristine Dennehy
Chapter 34: Hayashi Fusao: “Affirmation of the Greater East Asian War,” 1963
Kristine Dennehy
Chapter 35: Takeuchi Yoshimi: “Japan’s Asianism,” 1963
Christian Uhl
Part VI: Pan-Asianism, Regionalization, and Globalization, 1989–Present
Chapter 36: Ogura Kazuo: “A Call for a New Concept of Asia,” 1993
Kristine Dennehy
Chapter 37: Mahathir Mohamad and Shintaro Ishihara: “The Voice of Asia,” 1995
Kristine Dennehy
Chapter 38: Koo Jong-suh: “Pan-Asianism. Primacy of East Asia,” 1995
Eun-jeung Lee
Chapter 39: Japan and Southeast Asian Regional Integration: Prime Minister Koizumi in Singapore, 2002
Kristine Dennehy
Chapter 40: Nakamura Tetsu and the Peshawar-kai, 2003
Hatsuse Ryuhei
Chapter 41: Wang Yi: “China’s ‘New Asianism’ for the Twenty-First Century,” 2006
Torsten Weber
Chapter 42: Wada Haruki: “Maritime Asia and the Future of a Northeast Asia Community,” 2008
Kyoko and Mark Selden
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The first substantial compilation of materials on the topic in the English language . . . [which] not only fulfills the historiographical gap and teaching needs but also opens up further research into the subject. . . . The editors do not assume a coherent Pan-Asianism; rather, the strength of this collection lies in its acknowledgment of varieties, tensions, and changes within various voices of Pan-Asianism. . . . Each short chapter comes with an informative, easy-to-follow essay as well as translations of primary materials, making the collection ideal for undergraduate teaching. . . . Despite the sense of taboo around the subject of pan-Asianism, or rather because of it, carefully contextualized analyses of its history are highly important. Not only for teachers but also for any critical readers of Asian history and contemporary discussions of Asian integration, Pan-Asianism is a welcome and invaluable collection.