Crossing Perspectives in “Manchukuo” Russian Eurasianism and Japanese Pan- Asianism

The paper explores Japan’s use of Eurasianism to promulgate Pan-Asianism in the 1920s and 1930s while Russian emigres in Manchukuo utilized Eurasianism to resist the concept of Pan- Asianism. The writings of Nikolai Trubetzkoy are particularly informative in this analysis as we consider his rejectio...

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Published inJahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas Vol. 65; no. 4; pp. 597 - 623
Main Author Shohei, Saito
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Stuttgart Franz Steiner Verlag 01.01.2017
Subjects
1920ies
1930ies
Abhandlungen
China
Dominance
Ethnic groups
Eurasianism
Inferiority
Japan
JGO 2017, 597
Linguistics
Minority & ethnic groups
Nationalism
Pan-Asianism
Russia
Trubetzkoy, N S
Japan
China
Russia
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Summary:The paper explores Japan’s use of Eurasianism to promulgate Pan-Asianism in the 1920s and 1930s while Russian emigres in Manchukuo utilized Eurasianism to resist the concept of Pan- Asianism. The writings of Nikolai Trubetzkoy are particularly informative in this analysis as we consider his rejection of pan-isms and the use of his writings to justify Pan-Asianism. Ultimately, the motivations behind pan-isms parallel those of nationalism, as ethnic groups vie for superiority, often based on inferiority complexes and fueled by the need to compensate for perceived inferiority.
ISSN:0021-4019
2366-2891