The Japanese Plan to Dominate East Asia – The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

• Authors: Piegzik Michał A.

Title variants

PL

Japoński plan podbicia Wschodniej Azji – wielka strefa wspólnego dobrobytu we Wschodniej Azji

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article presents the historical evolution of the Japanese pan-Asian doctrine in the form of Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. After breaking the state isolation, overthrowing the Tokugawa shogunate and thorough reforms, the Empire of Japan has become a major player in the international arena. Entering the era of the industrial revolution, the Japanese started the rivalry with the colonial powers for domination in East Asia, thus finally leading to open hostilities in 1937–1945. Due to complicated ideological, legal, economic, social and cultural foundations of the concept of creating an independent bloc of liberated Asian countries under the leadership of the Empire of Japan, it was a unique idea in the modern history of Far East that had a huge impact on further decolonialisation.

PL

Artykuł przedstawia rozwój japońskiej doktryny pan azjatyckiej zakładającej utworzenie wielkiej strefy wspólnego dobrobytu we Wschodniej Azji. Po okresie izolacji państwa, likwidacji szogunatu Tokugawy i dogłębnych reformach Cesarstwo Wielkiej Japonii wyrosło na głównego gracza na arenie międzynarodowej. Wchodząc w okres rewolucji przemysłowej, Japonia zaczęła rywalizować z mocarstwami kolonialnymi o wpływy we Wschodniej Azji, co doprowadziło w ostateczności do otwartego konfliktu w latach 1937–1945. Ze względu na złożone założenia ideologiczne, gospodarcze, społeczne i kulturowe leżące u podstaw koncepcji utworzenia niezależnego bloku wyzwolonych państw azjatyckich pod przewodnictwem Cesarstwa Wielkiej Japonii idea ta nie doczekała się kontynuacji w najnowszej historii Dalekiego Wschodu, wywierając znaczący wpływ na dalszy proces dekolonizacji.

Keywords

EN

Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere; Japanese imperialism

PL

wielka strefa wspólnego dobrobytu we Wschodniej Azji; imperializm Japonii

• Publisher: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu
• Journal: Pamięć i Sprawiedliwość
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 34
• Pages: 234-255

Contributors

author

Piegzik Michał A.

• Uniwersytet Wrocławski

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