Tropics of Savagery: The Culture of Japanese Empire in Comparative Frame

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. From Taming Savages to Going Native: Self and Other on the Taiwan Aboriginal Frontier 38 2. Ethnography and Literature: Satō Haruo’s Colonial Journey to Taiwan 78 3. The Adventures of Momotarō in the South Seas: Folklore, Colonial Policy, Parody 110 4. The Colonial Eyeglasses of Nakajima Atsushi 147 Conclusion: Cannibalism in Postwar Literature 182 Notes 199 Glossary of Japanese Terms 249 Bibliography 255 Index 287 This page intentionally left blank ...