Сердце Японской империи: Истории тех, кто был забыт

Stroitelʹstvo nat͡sionalʹnykh gosudarstv i mogushchestvennykh morskikh derzhav nikogda ne prokhodit bessledno dli͡a ikh narodov. Imperii͡a, smetai͡a vse na svoem puti, podchini͡aet, stiraet granit͡sy dozvolennogo, podvergaet zabvenii͡u neudobnye fakty. Odnako vsegda nakhodi͡atsi͡a te, kto ne zhelaet idti v nogu s ėtim besposhchadnym zavoevatelʹnym marshem, - i v nakazanie okazyvai͡utsi͡a na obochine istorii, lishennye ne tolʹko lichnoĭ svobody, no i vozmozhnosti bytʹ uslyshannymi. Ikh tela prevrashchai͡utsi͡a v instrument, a rodnye zemli - v plat͡sdarm dli͡a utverzhdenii͡a avtoriteta metropolii i bezzhalostnoĭ ėkspluatat͡sii prirodnykh resursov. I͡Aponii͡a pervoĭ poloviny XX veka, oderzhimai͡a grandioznymi imperskimi ambit͡sii͡ami i provodivshai͡a agressivnui͡u ėkspansionistskui͡u politiku v Vostochnoĭ Azii, - i͡arkoe tomu podtverzhdenie. Vendi Mat͡sumura stavit pered soboĭ t͡selʹ vernutʹ golosa tem, kto byl zabyt v ee temnom proshlom: zhiteli͡am Korei i Okinavy, nasilʹstvenno peremeshchennym i podvergavshimsi͡a politicheskim presledovanii͡am; zhenshchinam iz krestʹi͡anskogo soslovii͡a, utrativshim pravo na vybor i telesnui͡u avtonomii͡u; burakuminam - byvshim neprikasaemym, kotorye prodolzhali stalkivatʹsi͡a s diskriminat͡sieĭ dazhe posle otmeny svoego unizitelʹnogo i͡uridicheskogo statusa. V ėtoĭ knige pronzitelʹnye lichnye svidetelʹstva i materialy iz ranee ne opublikovannykh arkhivnykh dokumentov sochetai͡utsi͡a s glubokim istoricheskim analizom, osnovannym na noveĭshikh dostizhenii͡akh postkolonialʹnoĭ teorii.

The construction of nation-states and powerful maritime powers never goes unnoticed by their peoples. The Empire, sweeping away everything in its path, subordinates, erases the boundaries of what is permissible, and exposes inconvenient facts to oblivion. However, there are always those who do not want to keep up with this ruthless march of conquest, and as a punishment they find themselves on the sidelines of history, deprived not only of personal freedom, but also of the opportunity to be heard. Their bodies become tools, and their native lands become a springboard for establishing the authority of the metropolis and the ruthless exploitation of natural resources. Japan in the first half of the 20th century, obsessed with grandiose imperial ambitions and pursuing an aggressive expansionist policy in East Asia, is a vivid confirmation of this. Wendy Matsumura sets out to give back voices to those who were forgotten in her dark past: residents of Korea and Okinawa, who were forcibly displaced and subjected to political persecution; women from the peasant class who lost their right to choice and bodily autonomy; Burakumin, former untouchables who continued to face discrimination even after their humiliating legal status was revoked.. In this book, poignant personal testimonies and materials from previously unpublished archival documents are combined with an in-depth historical analysis based on the latest achievements of postcolonial theory.