The “alien problem” in Asia has rapidly emerged as an issue of law and rights with modernization. This is a fine work that shows the formation and transformation of “foreigners” with a reality typical of area studies by examining in detail the cases of Asia in upheaval since the nineteenth century, including changes in the category of “nationals” due to border demarcation and colonization, the increase in the number of foreign residents due to economic immigration, and the oppression of “enemy foreigners” and refugees due to war.

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Table of Contents

Introduction: Self-portraits and the Gaze of the Other
– Proposing Transnational Studies in History [Toshihiko Kishi]1 The “Alien” Problem in Japan Today
2 The Current of “Migration Studies” and the “Alien” Problem 2 Current Trends in Migration Studies and the “Alien” Problem in Japan
3 Issues and Structure of this Book

Part I: Transborder National Identity and “National Consciousness”

About the author

Kishi, Toshihiko
Professor, Center for Integrated Area Studies, Kyoto University [Introduction, Chapter 9]Withdrawal with Completion of Course Requirements from the Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Letters, Hiroshima University
Research Field: East Asian Area Studies, History of Sino-Japanese Relations, Area Informatics
His major publications include
Visual Media in Manchukuo: Posters, Picture Postcards, and Stamps” (Yoshikawa Kobunkan, 2010, single author), “History and Architectural Heritage of Concessions in China and Korea” (Ochanomizu Shobo, 2010, co-editor), “Groping Modern Japan-China Relations: Dialogue and Competition” (University of Tokyo Press, 2009, co-editor), “The Age of Cultural Cold War: America and Asia” (Kokusai Shoin, 2009, co-editor)

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