Shifting Ideologies: From Traditional Expansionism to Western Colonialism - A Comparative Analysis Between the Seikan Debate and the Taiwan Expedition

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Vink, Thomas (2015)

Shifting Ideologies: From Traditional Expansionism to Western Colonialism - A Comparative Analysis Between the Seikan Debate and the Taiwan Expedition

Bachelor thesis | Japanstudies (BA)

This essay asks what the differences and similarities were between the Seikan debate and the debate surrounding the Taiwan Expedition. By comparing the motivations behind and rhetoric around these two instances of aggressive foreign policy, this essay aims to shed a light on the degree of Western and traditional ideological influence and consequently show how Japan saw great changes in its ideological discourse during the early years of Meiji rule (1868–1877).

Author: Vink, Thomas

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation: History

Supervisors: Mark, Ethan

ECTS Credits: 10

Language: en

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Shifting Ideologies: From Traditional Expansionism to Western Colonialism - A Comparative Analysis Between the Seikan Debate and the Taiwan Expedition