Poland and Japan: The Imagined Communities?

Yıl 2018, Cilt: 1 Sayı: 2, 1 - 12, 05.07.2018

Krzysztof Leszek Mędrzyckı Krzysztof Leszek Mędrzyckı

Öz

According to historical literature about Japan and Poland, the XIX Century was a turning point in defining those two countries –– nationhood. Poland was shaping its nationhood in the times of great strife the loss of independence in 1795, the period of “Spring of the Nations” and finally liberation in 1918. In Japan, respectively revolutionary changes had occurred that impacted the core of polity and society. The Shogunate system had been abolished, and in a political vacuum, the Emperor regained seat of his power with the strong notion and necessity for “Westernization”. This paper will attempt to shift the discussion from the Western-centric debate of the nation; that is undoubtedly vast in literature and at the same time accenting modernity as the motor of western nations evolution; into the territory of newly established nations (Japan and Poland) and their unprecedented, corresponding growth. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

Communities, Japan, Poland, Nation, Grassroot development

Polonya ve Japonya: Hayali Topluluklar?

Öz

Japonya ve Polonya hakkında mevcut literature göre 19. Yüzyıl her iki ülkenin milliyetçiliğinin tanımlanmasında bir dönüm noktası olmuştur. Polonya, milliyetçiliğini büyük sorunların olduğu dönemlerde; 1795 yılında bağımsızlığını kaybettiğinde, “Ulusların Baharı” döneminde ve son olarak da 1918 yılındaki özgürleşme sürecinde şekillendirmiştir. Japonya’da ise devrimci değişiklikler sırasıyla siyasetçiler ve toplumun merkezini etkileyecek biçimde olmuştur. Şogunluk sistemi kaldırılmış ve imparator kuvvetli Batılılaşma ihtiyacı bulunduğu gerekçesiyle tekrar koltuğunu geri almıştır. Bu çalışma literatürde genişçe yer bulan ve aynı zamanda moderniteyi Batılı ulusların gelişmesinde merkeze alan Batı merkezli uluslaşma tartışmasından yeni kurulmuş ulusların (Japonya ve Polonya) görülmemiş benzerlikteki büyümeleri alanına taşımaya çalışacaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Topluluklar, Japonya, Polonya, Ulus, Tabandan Kalkınma

Kaynakça

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