Pan-Asianism

This first 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 1850 to 1920, 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: Cemil Aydin, Yuan P. Cai, Peter Duus, Selçuk Esenbel, Jing He, Eri Hotta, Joël Joos, Kim Bongjin, Kyu Hyun Kim, Eun-jeung Lee, Matsuda Koichiro, Marc Andre Matten, Sven Saaler, Michael A. Schneider, Alistair Swale, Christopher W. A. Szpilman, Brij Tankha, Renée Worringer, and Urs Matthias Zachmann.

Introduction: The Emergence of Pan-Asianism as an Ideal of Asian Identity and Solidarity, 1850¿2008Sven Saaler and Christopher W. A. SzpilmanPart I: The Dawn of Pan-Asianism, 1850¿1900Chapter 1: The Concept of "Asia" before Pan-AsianismMatsuda KoichiroChapter 2: The Foundation Manifesto of the Koakai (Raising Asia Society) and the Ajia Kyokai (Asia Association), 1880¿1883Urs Matthias ZachmannChapter 3: The Genyosha (1881) and Premodern Roots of Japanese ExpansionismJoël JoosChapter 4: KoäRaising Asia: Arao Sei and Inoue MasajiMichael A. SchneiderChapter 5: Tarui Tokichi¿s Arguments on Behalf of the Union of the Great East, 1893Kyu Hyun KimChapter 6: Konoe Atsumaro and the Idea of an Alliance of the Yellow Race, 1898Urs Matthias ZachmannChapter 7: Okakura Tenshin: "Asia Is One," 1903Brij TankhaChapter 8: Okakura Tenshin and Pan-Asianism, 1903¿1906Jing HePart II: The Era of Imperialism and Pan-Asianism in Japan, 1900¿1914Chapter 9: The Foundation Manifesto of the Toa Dobunkai (East Asian Common Culture Society), 1898Urs Matthias ZachmannChapter 10: The Kokuryukai, 1901¿1920Sven SaalerChapter 11: Miyazaki Toten¿s Pan-Asianism, 1915¿1919Christopher W. A. SzpilmanChapter 12: Pan-Asianism, the "Yellow Peril," and Suematsu Kencho, 1905Sven SaalerChapter 13: Hatano Uho: Asia in Danger, 1912Renée WorringerChapter 14: Nagai Ryutaro: "The White Peril," 1913Peter DuusPart III: Asian Responses to Imperialism and Japanese Pan-Asianism, 1900¿1922Chapter 15: So Chaep'il: Editorials from Tongnip Sinmun (The Independent), 1898¿1899Kim BongjinChapter 16: Zhang Taiyan and the Asiatic Humanitarian Brotherhood, 1907Yuan P. CaiChapter 17: Aurobindo Ghose: "The Logic of Asia," 1908¿1909Brij TankhaChapter 18: Sin Ch'ae-ho: "A Critique of Easternism," 1909Kim BongjinChapter 19: Abdürresid Ibrahim: "The World of Islam and the Spread of Islam in Japan," 1910Selçuk EsenbelChapter 20: An Chung-gun: "A Discourse on Peace in East Asia," 1910Eun-jeung LeeChapter 21: Benoy Kumar Sarkar: The Asia of the Folk, 1916Brij TankhaChapter 22: Li Dazhao: "Greater Asianism and New Asianism," 1919Marc Andre MattenChapter 23: Kurban Ali and the Tatar Community in Japan, 1922Selçuk EsenbelChapter 24: Rash Behari Bose: The Indian Independence Movement and JapanEri HottaPart IV: The Breakdown of the Imperialist Order: World War I and Pan-Asianism, 1914¿1920Chapter 25: Germany, Sun Yat-sen and Pan-Asianism, 1917¿1923Sven SaalerChapter 26: Pan-Asianism during and after World War I: Kodera Kenkichi (1916)Sawayanagi Masataro (1919), and Sugita Teiichi (1920)Sven SaalerChapter 27: Kita Ikki: "An Unofficial History of the Chinese Revolution," 1915, and "The Outline of a Plan for the Reconstruction of Japan," 1919Christopher W. A. SzpilmanChapter 28: Tokutomi Soho and the "Asiatic Monroe Doctrine," 1917Alistair SwaleChapter 29: Paul Richard: To Japan, 1917, and The Dawn over Asia, 1920Christopher W. A. SzpilmanChapter 30: Kita Reikichi: "Misunderstood Asianism" and "The Great Mission of Our Country," 1917Christopher W. A. SzpilmanChapter 31: Taraknath Das: Pan-Asian Solidarity as a "Realist" Grand Strategy, 1917¿1918Cemil AydinChapter 32: Konoe Fumimaro: "A Call to Reject the Anglo-American Centered Peace," 1918Eri HottaBibliography