“We Are Not Alone...” - Imperialism Encountering the West: Japan & Siam.
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“It’s All Asia. So It’s All the Same, Right?
JAPAN SIAM
Geography • isolated• exchange via mainland
Future• “Thanks, Tokugawa!”• reluctant = debate
Motivation• REWRITE TREATIES!
Geography • surrounded • varied exchange
Future• proactive!• “Us, or them?”
Motivation• “independence”
“What’s Going On?”
Why are Europeans intruding?• interest in foreign goods• need raw materials• desire new markets• indirect rule• outright control
How can they justify it?• survival of the fittest• racism• “White Man’s Burden”
“In a Perfect World . . .”
What would limit the Europeans (Siam) OR make them change their minds (Japan)?
C I V I L I Z A T I O N
“The foreigners keep extending their influence until empires belong to them,” King Rama IV
C I V I L I Z A T I O N
• “Western-like”• “accepted” norms• personal rights• technology/science
• organized government• self-defense• follow international law• interpersonal law
UNEQUAL TREATIES!UNEQUAL TREATIES!UNEQUAL TREATIES!
These impose civilization – in
a VERY self-serving way!