The Resource Empire of dogs : canines, Japan, and the making of the modern imperial world, Aaron Herald Skabelund
Empire of dogs : canines, Japan, and the making of the modern imperial world, Aaron Herald Skabelund
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- Summary
- In 1924, Professor Ueno Eizaburo of Tokyo Imperial University adopted an Akita puppy he named Hachiko. Each evening Hachiko greeted Ueno on his return to Shibuya Station. In May 1925 Ueno died while giving a lecture. Every day for over nine years the Akita waited at Shibuya Station, eventually becoming nationally and even internationally famous for his purported loyalty. A year before his death in 1935, the city of Tokyo erected a statue of Hachiko outside the station. The story of Hachiko reveals much about the place of dogs in Japan's cultural imagination. In the groundbreaking Empire of Dogs, Aaron Herald Skabelund examines the history and cultural significance of dogs in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Japan, beginning with the arrival of Western dog breeds and new modes of dog keeping, which spread throughout the world with Western imperialism. He highlights how dogs joined with humans to create the modern imperial world and how, in turn, imperialism shaped dogs' bodies and their relationship with humans through its impact on dog-breeding and dog-keeping practices that pervade much of the world today. In a book that is both enlightening and entertaining, Skabelund focuses on actual and metaphorical dogs in a variety of contexts: the rhetorical pairing of the Western "colonial dog" with native canines; subsequent campaigns against indigenous canines in the imperial realm; the creation, maintenance, and in some cases restoration of Japanese dog breeds, including the Shiba Inu; the mobilization of military dogs, both real and fictional; and the emergence of Japan as a "pet superpower" in the second half of the twentieth century. Through this provocative account, Skabelund demonstrates how animals generally and canines specifically have contributed to the creation of our shared history, and how certain dogs have subtly influenced how that history is told. Generously illustrated with both color and black-and-white images, Empire of Dogs shows that human-canine relations often expose how people-especially those with power and wealth-use animals to define, regulate, and enforce political and social boundaries between themselves and other humans, especially in imperial contexts
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 267 pages)
- Contents
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- The native dog and the colonial dog
- Civilizing canines, or, domesticating and destroying dogs
- Fascism's furry friends : the "loyal dog" Hachik and the creation of the "Japanese" dog
- Dogs of war : mobilizing all creatures great and small
- A dog's world : the commodification of contemporary dog keeping
- Isbn
- 9780801463235
- Label
- Empire of dogs : canines, Japan, and the making of the modern imperial world
- Title
- Empire of dogs
- Title remainder
- canines, Japan, and the making of the modern imperial world
- Statement of responsibility
- Aaron Herald Skabelund
- Subject
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- Dogs
- Dogs -- Japan -- History -- 19th century
- Dogs -- Japan -- History -- 20th century
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Asia | Japan
- History
- Imperialism -- Social aspects
- Imperialism -- Social aspects -- Japan -- History -- 19th century
- Imperialism -- Social aspects -- Japan -- History -- 20th century
- Japan
- 1800-1999
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1924, Professor Ueno Eizaburo of Tokyo Imperial University adopted an Akita puppy he named Hachiko. Each evening Hachiko greeted Ueno on his return to Shibuya Station. In May 1925 Ueno died while giving a lecture. Every day for over nine years the Akita waited at Shibuya Station, eventually becoming nationally and even internationally famous for his purported loyalty. A year before his death in 1935, the city of Tokyo erected a statue of Hachiko outside the station. The story of Hachiko reveals much about the place of dogs in Japan's cultural imagination. In the groundbreaking Empire of Dogs, Aaron Herald Skabelund examines the history and cultural significance of dogs in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Japan, beginning with the arrival of Western dog breeds and new modes of dog keeping, which spread throughout the world with Western imperialism. He highlights how dogs joined with humans to create the modern imperial world and how, in turn, imperialism shaped dogs' bodies and their relationship with humans through its impact on dog-breeding and dog-keeping practices that pervade much of the world today. In a book that is both enlightening and entertaining, Skabelund focuses on actual and metaphorical dogs in a variety of contexts: the rhetorical pairing of the Western "colonial dog" with native canines; subsequent campaigns against indigenous canines in the imperial realm; the creation, maintenance, and in some cases restoration of Japanese dog breeds, including the Shiba Inu; the mobilization of military dogs, both real and fictional; and the emergence of Japan as a "pet superpower" in the second half of the twentieth century. Through this provocative account, Skabelund demonstrates how animals generally and canines specifically have contributed to the creation of our shared history, and how certain dogs have subtly influenced how that history is told. Generously illustrated with both color and black-and-white images, Empire of Dogs shows that human-canine relations often expose how people-especially those with power and wealth-use animals to define, regulate, and enforce political and social boundaries between themselves and other humans, especially in imperial contexts
- Cataloging source
- E7B
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Skabelund, Aaron Herald
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- In English
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Dogs
- Dogs
- Imperialism
- Imperialism
- HISTORY
- Dogs
- Imperialism
- Japan
- Label
- Empire of dogs : canines, Japan, and the making of the modern imperial world, Aaron Herald Skabelund
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The native dog and the colonial dog -- Civilizing canines, or, domesticating and destroying dogs -- Fascism's furry friends : the "loyal dog" Hachik and the creation of the "Japanese" dog -- Dogs of war : mobilizing all creatures great and small -- A dog's world : the commodification of contemporary dog keeping
- Control code
- ocn763161318
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 267 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780801463235
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 10.7591/9780801463235
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt4qvhb
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)763161318
- Label
- Empire of dogs : canines, Japan, and the making of the modern imperial world, Aaron Herald Skabelund
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The native dog and the colonial dog -- Civilizing canines, or, domesticating and destroying dogs -- Fascism's furry friends : the "loyal dog" Hachik and the creation of the "Japanese" dog -- Dogs of war : mobilizing all creatures great and small -- A dog's world : the commodification of contemporary dog keeping
- Control code
- ocn763161318
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 267 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780801463235
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- 10.7591/9780801463235
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, portraits
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt4qvhb
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)763161318
Subject
- Dogs
- Dogs -- Japan -- History -- 19th century
- Dogs -- Japan -- History -- 20th century
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- HISTORY -- Asia | Japan
- History
- Imperialism -- Social aspects
- Imperialism -- Social aspects -- Japan -- History -- 19th century
- Imperialism -- Social aspects -- Japan -- History -- 20th century
- Japan
- 1800-1999
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