After Defeat: How the East Learned to Live with the West

[...]the Japanese believe that their empire was defeated by the West precisely because of technological modernization without checks and balances on the military. [...]for Turks, the pain of losing an empire is fused with the feeling of inferiority due to not being Western/modern enough, whereas in...

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Published in:International journal of Middle East studies 2012, Vol.44 (2), p.357
Main Authors: Walker, Joshua W, Zarakol, Ayse
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Checks and balances
Cold War
International relations
Modernization
Nation states
Said, Edward
Subordination
Theory
War
World War I
World War II
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Summary:[...]the Japanese believe that their empire was defeated by the West precisely because of technological modernization without checks and balances on the military. [...]for Turks, the pain of losing an empire is fused with the feeling of inferiority due to not being Western/modern enough, whereas in Japan there is a sense of accomplishment at having modernized beyond Western standards. Through these historical case studies, Zarakol details the consequences of falling outside Western norms that became the template for international order in the aftermath of World War I and World War II. Since emerging as nation-states, the relationship between Japan, Russia, and Turkey and their respective regions has been tenuous. [...]shared cultural and historical connections with their respective regions exist that make their understanding of imperial defeat carry weight far beyond the former metropolises themselves.
ISSN:0020-7438
1471-6380
DOI:10.1017/S0020743812000177