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