Spatial Histories of Occupation: Colonialism, Conquest and Foreign Control in Asia

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David Baillargeon (University of Texas at Arlington, USA) Jeremy E. Taylor (University of Nottingham, UK)

Spatial Histories of Occupation

Colonialism, Conquest and Foreign Control in Asia

David Baillargeon (University of Texas at Arlington, USA), Jeremy E. Taylor (University of Nottingham, UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
21 September 2023

Asian history; Historical geography; Colonialism & imperialism

This open access book explores how different spatial geographies emerged, adapted or were transformed in various occupied and colonial settings around Asia, showing how the experiences of those living under occupation shaped and was shaped by new interpretations and typologies of ‘space’. With case studies across South, Southeast and East Asia and through a variety of disciplinary perspectives, Spatial Histories of Occupation adopts a trans-Asian comparative approach to show how the experiences of occupation and colonialism shifted under particular spatial typologies, particularly in urban, maritime and rural settings.

Revealing the similarities, differences and connections that existed between and across different spaces of foreign occupation and colonialism in modern Asian history, this book shows how a focus on historical geography and ‘space’ can revise our broader categories and conceptualisations related to occupation; be it under colonial, wartime or Cold War powers.

The open access edition of this book is available under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by The European Research Council.

Edited by: David Baillargeon (University of Texas at Arlington USA), Jeremy E. Taylor (University of Nottingham, UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350252684
ISBN 10: 1350252689
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 21 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction: Spatial Histories of Foreign Occupation and Colonialism David Baillargeon and Jeremy E. Taylor Part I: Urban Spaces Chapter 1. Displacement, Urban Transformations and Resistance in Indonesian-occupied Dili, East Timor Vannessa Hearman Chapter 2. Displacing the Laws of the Indies with the City Beautiful: Daniel Burnham’s 1905 Plan for Manila Ian Morley Part II: Inland and Rural Spaces Chapter 3: Conflicting Modes of Colonial Occupation in British Malaya, 1874–95 Joanna Lee Chapter 4. The Unsuccessful Development of Southern Burmese Tin Mines in the Nineteenth Century Yi Li Chapter 5. Mapping China under Japanese Occupation: Spatial Configurations of State Power during Wartime (1937–45) David Serfass Part III: Island and Maritime Spaces Chapter 6. Corral and Confine: Colonial Occupation and the Politics of Space in the Andaman Islands Vishvajit Pandya and Madhumita Mazumdar Chapter 7. Occupation at Sea: Rethinking the ‘In-Between’ Spaces of Empire in Colonial Indonesia and China Kris Alexanderson Chapter 8. Hydroponic Imperialism: Race, Hygiene and Agro-Technology in Occupied Japan, 1945–60 Abhishek Nanavati Chapter 9. From Military Base to Conservation Site: Reimagining the Demilitarization of the Yambaru Forest in Okinawa Sayaka Sakuma

David Baillargeon is Assistant Professor of History at University of Texas at Arlington, USA. A specialist in the history of Modern Britain and the British Empire, he was a European Research Council (ERC) research associate and research fellow at the University of Nottingham, UK. Jeremy E. Taylor is Associate Professor in Modern Asian History at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is the author of Rethinking Transnational Chinese Cinemas (2011) and has published articles in over 25 journals. Jeremy is Principal Investigator on the European Research Council funded project 'Cultures of Occupation in Twentieth Century Asia'.

Reviews for Spatial Histories of Occupation: Colonialism, Conquest and Foreign Control in Asia

This interdisciplinary collection reveals occupation and colonisation as comparable spatial realms. But these spaces are not motionless: this is a book about mobility and motility. The authors challenge readers to think anew about how occupation changes and controls the movement of, and interactions between, the various bodies within these spaces. * Christine de Matos, Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Arts & Sciences and Business & Law, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Australia * This book provides a fresh and essential perspective on the spatial history of colonial and occupied Asia from the Andamans and Afghanistan to Japan and the Philippines. By employing a broad category of ‘occupation’ across space and varying scales, the authors invite us to rethink our assumptions about power and territory in Asia and beyond. * Su Lin Lewis, Associate Professor in Modern Global History, University of Bristol, UK * Spatial Histories of Occupation is a deeply researched, kaleidoscopic tour de force that ventures into rarely described environments in Southeast Asia and beyond that results in a provocative query on the social and environmental legacies of foreign occupation in Asia. * David Biggs, Professor of History, UC Riverside, USA *