Modernity and National Identity in the United States and East Asia

Contents

Contents List of Illustrations vii Preface and Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part I: Ideas and the Making of Identity 1 Civilization and National Identity 21 2 Modernity and Empire 44 Part II: Women and Constructions of Modernity 3 Beneficent Imperialists 83 4 Chinese Modernity and the “New Woman” 104 Part III: Modernity and Identity in the Global Arena 5 Nationalism and Internationalism 137 6 Power and National Identity in Wartime 168 Conclusion 185 Notes 191 Bibliography 229 Index 253 ...