Sovereignty and Authenticity

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Sovereignty and Authenticity is written by Prasenjit Duara and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0742525775 (ISBN 10) and 9780742525771 (ISBN 13).

In this powerful and provocative book, Prasenjit Duara uses the intriguing case of Manchukuo--the Japanese puppet state in northeast China from 1932-1945--to explore how such antinomies as imperialism and nationalism, modernity and tradition, and governmentality and exploitation interacted in the post-World War I period. He argues that Manchukuo, as a transparently constructed nation-state, offers a unique historical laboratory for examining the utilization and transformation of circulating global forces mediated by the East Asian modern. With its sweepingly original theoretical and comparative perspectives on nationalism and imperialism, this book will be essential reading for all those interested in contemporary history.