• The Japanizing of a Chinese Hero and the Role of Koxinga in the Japanese Colonial Discourse

    Author(s):
    Marc Andre Matten (see profile)
    Date:
    2006
    Item Type:
    Book chapter
    Permanent URL:
    https://doi.org/10.17613/87bx-v890
    Abstract:
    In this paper, I will examine the process of Japanizing (nihonka) by looking at a historic figure, who the Chinese, as well as the Japanese, have claimed to be a national hero. Zheng Chenggong (1624-1662) – today still known as Koxinga or Kokusenya [国姓 爺] – was a famous general of the Ming dynasty, born in Japan to a Chinese father and a Japanese mother. He played a major role among Chinese revolutionaries in the beginning of the 20th century, serving, namely, as a national hero.
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    Publisher:
    Lit Verlag
    Pub. Date:
    2006
    Book Title:
    Japanizing – The Structure of Culture and Thinking in Japan
    Author/Editor:
    Peter Lutum
    Page Range:
    158 - 195
    ISBN:
    3-8258-8067-2
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    9 months ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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