Imperial Japan and national identities in Asia, 1895-1945

"This book traces Japan's impact on these national identities, from its clumsy intervention in Siberia, through its ambitious attempts to create the new state of Manchukuo on the Asian mainland and to reshape the politics of the Chinese and Mongols, to its brief but dramatic foray into Southeast Asia. The book compares the perspective of societies such as India and Tibet, which observed Japan from a distance, with the experience of societies which experienced Japanese intervention at close hand." -- Half t.p. Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-344) and index. xi, 371 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.