Histories of remote islands around Japan are usually told through the prism of territorial disputes. In contrast, Takahiro Yamamoto contends that the transformation of the islands from ambiguous border zones emerged out of multilateral power relations. Demarcating Japan shows the crucial role of nonstate actors in formulating a territory.


Format Inbunden Omfång 284 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Harvard University Press Utgivningsdatum 2023-01-03 ISBN 9780674291386