Recently there has been an increase in historical volumes which deal with their subject matters from global, international, and transnational perspectives. These relatively recent trends in historical writing cast new light on the history of nations and their place within the global order. Building on these efforts, this volume brings together works which examine the place of Japan's modern history within the multitude of its transnational connections to its surrounding region and the wider world. In contrast to works of global and international history, this volume looks at Japan's entanglement with the world through the perspective of transnational history, focusing on the flows and movement of peoples, ideas, and political projects. Specifically, this volume examines this transnational history through the themes of empire, migration, and social movements.
