[PDF.17ek] Empire of Dogs: Canines, Japan, and the Making of the Modern Imperial World (Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University)

Empire of Dogs: Canines, Japan, and the Making of the Modern Imperial World (Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University)

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 | #2018556 in Books |  Skabelund Aaron Herald |  2011-11-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.24 x1.09 x6.49l,1.24 | File type: PDF | 296 pages

 | Empire of Dogs

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||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| A Dog-Centric History That Crosses and Extends Borders|By M.C.|Professor Skabelund's first book-length publication is driven by the inherent appeal of its subject: the domestic dog. As an academic history of Japanese canines and the canine in Japan, the presentation is fresh, meticulously documented, vividly illustrated, and intellectually rewarding.

The stakes are l| || "In this illustrated, easy-to-read, and well-documented book, Skabelund shows how Japan's embrace of Western dog-keeping traditions and perceptions
was emblematic of its rise as a modern imperial nation. In doing so, he contributes a noteworthy chapt

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...

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