Transnational Encounters Between Germany and Japan ─ Perceptions of Partnership in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

This volume contributes to an emerging field of German Asian studies by bringing together cutting-edge scholarship from international scholars in a variety of fields. The chapters survey the history of German-Japanese relations from 1860 to 2000, examining many facets of their dynamic, ever-evolving relationship. While the focus is on transnational encounters between Germany and Japan, the volume also acknowledges in some instances the usefulness of comparative studies. Moreover, by rejecting traditional dichotomies between the East and the West, the chapters gathered here highlight the rather intimate ways in which Germans and Japanese cooperated and negotiated the challenges of modernity in a range of topics that include culture, diplomacy, geography, history, law, literature, philosophy, politics, and sports.

Joanne Miyang Cho is Professor and Chair of the History Department at William Paterson University, USA.

Lee M. Roberts is Associate Professor of German Studies at Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA.

Christian W. Spang is Associate Professor of Foreign Languages at Daito Bunka University, Japan.