Distant Country, Paradise, Wilderness, or Mysterious World: The Changing Image of the South Sea (Nan’yō) Islands in Japanese Science Fiction
For Japan, “Nan’yō” is a geographical concept as well as a historical and cultural one. Taking the mid-Meiji period, post-World War I and II periods, and the beginning of the 21st century as its nodes, this paper examines various texts and compares the historical background of the South Sea Islands...
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| Language: | English |
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Island Studies Journal
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Island Studies Journal |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.24043/001c.90560 |